Good Friday
Bottomline:
The sayings of Jesus uttered while he was on the Cross. The traditional order of the seven recorded “words” is (1) “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34); (2) to one of those being crucified with him, “Truly, I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise” (v. 43); (3) to Mary his mother and “the disciple whom he loved,” “Woman, here is your son” and “Here is your mother” (John 19:26–27); (4) “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (Matt. 27:46 = Mark 15:34); (5) “I am thirsty” (John 19:28); (6) “It is finished” (v. 30); and (7) “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit” (Luke 23:46).
10 Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and though the LORD makes his life an offering for sin,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand.
11 After he has suffered,
he will see the light of life and be satisfied;
by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many,
and he will bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, n
and he will divide the spoils with the strong,
because he poured out his life unto death,
and was numbered with the transgressors.
For he bore the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors.
32 As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross. 33 They came to a place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”). 34 There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. 35 When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots. 36 And sitting down, they kept watch over him there. 37 Above his head they placed the written charge against him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38 Two rebels were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. 39 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads 40 and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!” 41 In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. 42 “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s 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 rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ” 44 In the same way the rebels who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.