Today is day three of reading the gospel records of the
crucifixion of the Son of God who came to take away the sins of the world. "For
if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much
more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of
righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ. Therefore, as one
trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to
justification and life for all men.” (Romans 5:17–18, ESV)
Mark 15:21–47. "And they compelled a passerby, Simon of
Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus,
to carry his cross. (22) And they brought him to the place called Golgotha
(which means Place of a Skull). (23) And they offered him wine mixed with
myrrh, but he did not take it. (24) And they crucified him and divided his
garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take.
(25) And it was the third hour when they crucified him. (26) And the
inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.” (27) And
with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left. (29)
And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, “Aha! You
who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, (30) save yourself,
and come down from the cross!” (31) So also the chief priests with the scribes
mocked him to one another, saying, “He saved others; he cannot save himself.
(32) Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we
may see and believe.” Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.
(33) And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness
over the whole land until the ninth hour. (34) And at the ninth hour Jesus
cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God,
my God, why have you forsaken me?” (35) And some of the bystanders hearing it
said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.” (36) And someone ran and filled a sponge
with sour wine, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait,
let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.” (37) And Jesus uttered a
loud cry and breathed his last. (38) And the curtain of the temple was torn in
two, from top to bottom. (39) And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw
that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of
God!”
(40) There were also women looking on from a distance, among
whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of
Joses, and Salome. (41) When he was in Galilee, they followed him and
ministered to him, and there were also many other women who came up with him to
Jerusalem.”
(42) And when evening had come, since it was the
day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, (43) Joseph of
Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for
the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of
Jesus. (44) Pilate was surprised to hear that he should have already died. And
summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead. (45) And
when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the corpse to
Joseph. (46) And Joseph bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him
in the linen shroud and laid him in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock.
And he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. (47) Mary Magdalene and
Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.” (Mark 15:21–47, ESV)
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