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 scheduled for Friday, April 3, 2020
John 19:16-42
The
Crucifixion
So they took
Jesus, 17 and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place
of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. 18 There they crucified him,
and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them. 19 Pilate
also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth,
the King of the Jews.” 20 Many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place
where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, in
Latin, and in Greek. 21 So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do
not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but rather, ‘This man said, I am King of the
Jews.’” 22 Pilate answered, “What I have written I have written.”
23 When the
soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four
parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic.[a] But the tunic was
seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, 24 so they said to one
another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.”
This was to fulfill the Scripture which says,
“They divided
my garments among them,
and for my clothing they cast lots.”
So the
soldiers did these things, 25 but standing by the cross of Jesus were his
mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26
When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he
said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” 27 Then he said to the disciple,
“Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own
home.
The Death of
Jesus
28 After
this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the
Scripture), “I thirst.” 29 A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a
sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. 30
When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed
his head and gave up his spirit.
Jesus' Side
Is Pierced
31 Since it
was the day of Preparation, and so that the bodies would not remain on the
cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate
that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away. 32 So the
soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who had been
crucified with him. 33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already
dead, they did not break his legs. 34 But one of the soldiers pierced his side
with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water. 35 He who saw it has
borne witness—his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the
truth—that you also may believe. 36 For these things took place that the
Scripture might be fulfilled: “Not one of his bones will be broken.” 37 And
again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they have pierced.”
Jesus Is
Buried
38 After
these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for
fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and
Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away his body. 39 Nicodemus
also, who earlier had come to Jesus[b] by night, came bringing a mixture of
myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds[c] in weight. 40 So they took the
body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial
custom of the Jews. 41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a
garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. 42 So
because of the Jewish day of Preparation, since the tomb was close at hand,
they laid Jesus there.
Footnotes:
John 19:23 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under
the cloak next to the skin
John 19:39 Greek him
John 19:39 Greek one hundred litras; a litra (or
Roman pound) was equal to about 11 1/2 ounces or 327 grams
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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