In these unprecedented times the comfort which comes from
God’s Word gives us a peace this world simply cannot give. As we prepare for
Holy Week the following schedule of readings carry you through the Passion of
our Lord Jesus.
We trust such reading will be beneficial as we anticipate
the feast which has no end with our Risen Lord and Savior.
Passion reading schedule for Wednesday March 25, 2020
Matthew 27: 29-66
29 and twisting together a crown
of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And
kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30 And
they spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head. 31 And when they
had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him
and led him away to crucify him.
The Crucifixion
32 As they went out, they found
a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry his cross. 33
And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull),
34 they offered him wine to drink, mixed with gall, but when he tasted it, he
would not drink it. 35 And when they had crucified him, they divided his
garments among them by casting lots. 36 Then they sat down and kept watch over
him there. 37 And over his head they put the charge against him, which read,
“This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.” 38 Then two robbers were crucified with
him, one on the right and one on the left. 39 And those who passed by derided
him, wagging their heads 40 and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and
rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down
from the cross.” 41 So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders,
mocked him, saying, 42 “He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King
of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. 43
He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I
am the Son of God.’” 44 And the robbers who were crucified with him also
reviled him in the same way.
The Death of Jesus
45 Now from the sixth hour[a]
there was darkness over all the land[b] until the ninth hour.[c] 46 And about
the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema
sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 47 And some
of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” 48 And one
of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, and put it on
a reed and gave it to him to drink. 49 But the others said, “Wait, let us see
whether Elijah will come to save him.” 50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud
voice and yielded up his spirit.
51 And behold, the curtain of
the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the
rocks were split. 52 The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints
who had fallen asleep were raised, 53 and coming out of the tombs after his
resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many. 54 When the
centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the
earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, “Truly this
was the Son[d] of God!”
55 There were also many women
there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee,
ministering to him, 56 among whom were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of
James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
Jesus Is Buried
57 When it was evening, there
came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus.
58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to
be given to him. 59 And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen
shroud 60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he
rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. 61 Mary
Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.
The Guard at the Tomb
62 The next day, that is, after
the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before
Pilate 63 and said, “Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was
still alive, ‘After three days I will rise.’ 64 Therefore order the tomb to be
made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away and
tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse
than the first.” 65 Pilate said to them, “You have a guard[e] of soldiers. Go,
make it as secure as you can.” 66 So they went and made the tomb secure by
sealing the stone and setting a guard.
Footnotes:
Matthew 27:45 That is, noon
Matthew 27:45 Or earth
Matthew 27:45 That is, 3 p.m.
Matthew 27:54 Or a son
Matthew 27:65 Or Take a guard
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text
Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of
Good News Publishers.
Schnorr Von
Carolsfeld woodcuts, ‘The Crucifixion’ copyright © WELS permission granted for
personal and congregational use
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