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Jesus is put on trial, sentenced to death, crucified, and buried, taking upon himself the sins of the entire world!
I. EVENTS PRECEDING THE CRUCIFIXION (15:1–21)
A. The conspiracy (15:1): The Sanhedrin binds Jesus and brings him before Pilate to be crucified.
B. The confusion (15:2)
1. Pilate (15:2a): “Are you the King of the Jews?”
2. Jesus (15:2b): “It is as you say.”
C. The charges (15:3–5)
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The slander against Jesus (15:3–4): The Pharisees accuse him of many crimes.
2. The silence of Jesus (15:5): He makes no reply!
D. The custom (15:6): It is Pilate’s custom to release one Jewish prisoner each year at Passover.
E. The choice (15:7–14)
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The crowd demands the deliverance of Barabbas the murderer (15:7–11).
2. The crowd demands the death of Jesus the Messiah (15:12–14).
F. The chastening (15:15): Pilate now orders Jesus flogged.
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The contempt (15:16–20): Jesus is handed over to the Roman soldiers.
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He is mocked (15:16–18): “Hail, King of the Jews!”
2. He is mistreated (15:19–20): They spit on him and strike him!
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The crossbearer (15:21): Simon of Cyrene is pressed into service by the Romans to carry Jesus’ cross.
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EVENTS DURING THE CRUCIFIXION (15:22–37)
A. The cup for the cross (15:22–23): Jesus refuses the cup of wine drugged with bitter herbs offered him.
B. The clothing below the cross (15:24–25)
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What is done (15:24): The soldiers throw dice for his clothes.
2. When it is done (15:25): He is crucified at 9 A.M.
C. The citation on the cross (15:26): The sign reads, “The King of the Jews.”
D. The criminals alongside the cross (15:27–28): Jesus is crucified between two robbers.
E. The contempt toward the cross (15:29–32)
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Where it comes from (15:29a, 31, 32b)
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Those passing by (15:29a)
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The Jewish religious leaders (15:31)
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The two robbers (15:32b)
2. What it consists of (15:29b–30, 32a)
a. “You can destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days, can you?
Well then, save yourself and come down from the cross!” (15:29b–30).
b. “He saved others, but he can’t save himself!” (15:32a).
F. The cloud covering the cross (15:33): Darkness covers the cross from noon till 3 P.M.
G.
The cry from the cross (15:34): Jesus shouts, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?”
(“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”)
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The confusion around the cross (15:35–36): Some people who hear his cry think Jesus is calling for Elijah to help him.
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The consummation of the cross (15:37): At 3 P.M. Jesus dies.
III.
EVENTS FOLLOWING THE CRUCIFIXION (15:38–47)
A. Regarding the tearing of the veil (15:38): The Temple curtain is torn in two from top to bottom.
B. Regarding the tribute by the centurion (15:39): As he watches Jesus die, the Roman officer in charge cries out, “Truly, this was the Son of God!”
C. Regarding the testimony of the women (15:40–41): A number of faithful women are at the cross when Jesus dies.
D. Regarding the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea (15:42–47)
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The mission of Joseph (15:42–45): He requests and receives from Pilate the lifeless body of Jesus.
2. The ministry of Joseph (15:46–47): He wraps the body of Jesus in a linen cloth and places it in his own personal tomb.
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