Death and Resurrection Day 2

We are continuing our look at scriptures on the death and ressurection of Jesus Christ.  As Christians, these scriptures mean so very much to us!  Several years ago, the Passion movie came out which depicted the scenes of the words below.  It was too much to take in.  Many people closed their eyes.  Jesus truly suffered greatly for us - because He loves us!

John 19

The Thorn Crown of the King


1-3 So Pilate took Jesus and had him whipped. The soldiers, having braided a crown from thorns, set it on his head, threw a purple robe over him, and approached him with, "Hail, King of the Jews!" Then they greeted him with slaps in the face.


4-5Pilate went back out again and said to them, "I present him to you, but I want you to know that I do not find him guilty of any crime." Just then Jesus came out wearing the thorn crown and purple robe.


Pilate announced, "Here he is: the Man."


6When the high priests and police saw him, they shouted in a frenzy, "Crucify! Crucify!"


Pilate told them, "You take him. You crucify him. I find nothing wrong with him."


7The Jews answered, "We have a law, and by that law he must die because he claimed to be the Son of God."


8-9When Pilate heard this, he became even more scared. He went back into the palace and said to Jesus, "Where did you come from?"


Jesus gave no answer.


10Pilate said, "You won't talk? Don't you know that I have the authority to pardon you, and the authority to—crucify you?"


11Jesus said, "You haven't a shred of authority over me except what has been given you from heaven. That's why the one who betrayed me to you has committed a far greater fault."


12At this, Pilate tried his best to pardon him, but the Jews shouted him down: "If you pardon this man, you're no friend of Caesar's. Anyone setting himself up as 'king' defies Caesar."


13-14When Pilate heard those words, he led Jesus outside. He sat down at the judgment seat in the area designated Stone Court (in Hebrew, Gabbatha). It was the preparation day for Passover. The hour was noon. Pilate said to the Jews, "Here is your king."


15They shouted back, "Kill him! Kill him! Crucify him!"


Pilate said, "I am to crucify your king?"


The high priests answered, "We have no king except Caesar."


16-19Pilate caved in to their demand. He turned him over to be crucified.


Blessings,