Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



Is this man the carpenter's son? Is his mother called Mary? Are his brothers James and Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

He was despised and rejected by men. He was a man of sorrows familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised. We did not consider him to be worth much.

Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself, and come down from the stake!




They gave him vinegar (bitter wine) to drink mixed with poison (a drug) (gall). When he tasted it he would not drink. (Psalm 69:21) When they impaled him, they divided his garments among themselves by casting lots. Then they sat and watched him. read more.
A sign was placed above his head with an accusation written: This is Jesus the King of the Jews. Two robbers were impaled with him. One was on the right hand and one on the left. People passing by spoke evil abuse to him. They wagged their heads and said, You who would destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself. If you are the Son of God come down from the stake. In like manner the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked him. They said: He saved others, but cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him now come down from the stake and we will believe in him. He trusts in God. Let him save him now if he wants him. After all he said: I am the Son of God. The robbers that were impaled with him also insulted him. Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? Which (translated) means: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? After hearing it some said this man calls Elijah. Suddenly, one of them ran, took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink. The rest said: Let it be, and see whether Elijah comes to save him. Jesus cried again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit. The veil (curtain) of the temple was ripped in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks split. The tombs were split open and many [dead] bodies were tossed upright [on the ground]. [They came out of the tombs after his resurrection.] (Manuscript text unclear.) Many people saw them.

They offered him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but he did not take it. After impaling him, they divided his garments among themselves, casting lots for them. It was the third hour. They impaled him. read more.
The superscription of his accusation was written on a board above his head, THE KING OF THE JEWS. They impaled two robbers with him, one on his right hand, and one on his left. The Scripture was fulfilled, which says, He was numbered with transgressors. Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself, and come down from the stake! Likewise, also the chief priests mocked among themselves with the scribes said, He saved others. He cannot save himself. Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down from the stake that we may see and believe him. Those who were impaled with him also mocked him. It was the sixth hour and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying: Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? Interpreted it means, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Some of those who stood by said: He is calling Elijah. They filled a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink. Then they said let him be. Let us see whether Elijah comes to take him down. Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed his last breath of life. The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.

A great crowd of people followed. Many women cried and grieved over him. Jesus turned to them and said: Daughters of Jerusalem do not weep for me but weep for yourselves and for your children. The days are coming when they will say blessed are the barren those without children and the breasts that never nursed. read more.
Then they will say to the mountains fall on us and to the hills cover us. If they do these things in the green tree, what shall be done in the dry? Two criminals were to be put to death with him. They came to the place called the skull. They impaled him and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left. [Jesus said: Father, forgive them for they do not know what they do.](This verse not found in older manuscripts.) They cast lots and divided his garments among themselves. The people stood watching while the rulers scoffed at him, saying: He saved others let him save himself if this is his chosen, the Christ of God. The soldiers mocked him and offered him vinegar, saying: If you are the King of the Jews save yourself. There was a superscription over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. One of the criminals who were hanged complained bitterly to him saying: Are you the Christ? Save yourself and us. The other rebuked him saying: Do you not respect God, seeing you are also condemned? We are indeed justly condemned for we receive the due reward of our deeds. But this man has done nothing wrong. He said: Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom. He replied: Today I tell you this. You will be with me in paradise. It was about the sixth hour. Darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. The sun failed to shine. The veil of the temple was torn in two. Jesus cried with a loud voice: Father, into your hands I commend my spirit. After saying this he quit breathing. The centurion saw what was done and glorified God, saying: Certainly this was a righteous man. The crowds gathered at this sight. When they saw the things that were done they left beating their breasts. All of his friends and the women who followed him from Galilee stood watching from a distance.

Then he delivered him to them to be impaled. They took Jesus bearing his own stake to the place called the place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha. They impaled him there. Two others were impaled and Jesus stake was placed in the middle. read more.
Pilate wrote a title and put it on the stake. There it was written, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. This title was read by many of the Jews, for the place where Jesus was impaled was near the city. It was written in Hebrew, Latin and Greek. The chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate: Do not write, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews. Pilate answered: What I have written, I have written. After they impaled Jesus the soldiers took his garments and made four parts, one for each soldier. The coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. They said to one another, Let us not tear the coat. So they cast lots for it. That fulfilled the scripture that said: They parted my garments among them, and they cast lots for my covering. His mother stood by the stake of Jesus, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved. He said to his mother, Woman, look, your son! Then he said to the disciple, Look, your mother! That hour forward the disciple took her to his home. He knew that it was over. In order that the scripture might be accomplished, he said: I thirst. A vessel full of vinegar was setting there. They put a sponge full of vinegar upon a hyssop branch and brought it to his mouth. When Jesus received the vinegar, he said, it is finished. He bowed his head, and he stopped breathing.


When they impaled him, they divided his garments among themselves by casting lots. Then they sat and watched him. A sign was placed above his head with an accusation written: This is Jesus the King of the Jews. read more.
Two robbers were impaled with him. One was on the right hand and one on the left. People passing by spoke evil abuse to him. They wagged their heads and said, You who would destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself. If you are the Son of God come down from the stake. In like manner the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked him. They said: He saved others, but cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him now come down from the stake and we will believe in him. He trusts in God. Let him save him now if he wants him. After all he said: I am the Son of God. The robbers that were impaled with him also insulted him. Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? Which (translated) means: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? After hearing it some said this man calls Elijah. Suddenly, one of them ran, took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink. The rest said: Let it be, and see whether Elijah comes to save him. Jesus cried again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit. The veil (curtain) of the temple was ripped in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks split. The tombs were split open and many [dead] bodies were tossed upright [on the ground]. [They came out of the tombs after his resurrection.] (Manuscript text unclear.) Many people saw them. The centurion and those who were with him watching Jesus saw the earthquake. Filled with much fear of the things that were done, they proclaimed: Truly, this was the Son of God! The women who followed Jesus from Galilee and ministered to him watched from a distance. Included among the women were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

After impaling him, they divided his garments among themselves, casting lots for them. It was the third hour. They impaled him. The superscription of his accusation was written on a board above his head, THE KING OF THE JEWS. read more.
They impaled two robbers with him, one on his right hand, and one on his left. The Scripture was fulfilled, which says, He was numbered with transgressors. Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself, and come down from the stake! Likewise, also the chief priests mocked among themselves with the scribes said, He saved others. He cannot save himself. Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down from the stake that we may see and believe him. Those who were impaled with him also mocked him. It was the sixth hour and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying: Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? Interpreted it means, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Some of those who stood by said: He is calling Elijah. They filled a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink. Then they said let him be. Let us see whether Elijah comes to take him down. Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed his last breath of life. The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The centurion who stood nearby heard him cry out his last breath. Then he said: Truly this man was the Son of God! The women watching from afar included: Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome, who, when he was in Galilee, followed him and served him. Many other women came up with him to Jerusalem.

They came to the place called the skull. They impaled him and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left. [Jesus said: Father, forgive them for they do not know what they do.](This verse not found in older manuscripts.) They cast lots and divided his garments among themselves. The people stood watching while the rulers scoffed at him, saying: He saved others let him save himself if this is his chosen, the Christ of God. read more.
The soldiers mocked him and offered him vinegar, saying: If you are the King of the Jews save yourself. There was a superscription over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. One of the criminals who were hanged complained bitterly to him saying: Are you the Christ? Save yourself and us. The other rebuked him saying: Do you not respect God, seeing you are also condemned? We are indeed justly condemned for we receive the due reward of our deeds. But this man has done nothing wrong. He said: Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom. He replied: Today I tell you this. You will be with me in paradise. It was about the sixth hour. Darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. The sun failed to shine. The veil of the temple was torn in two. Jesus cried with a loud voice: Father, into your hands I commend my spirit. After saying this he quit breathing. The centurion saw what was done and glorified God, saying: Certainly this was a righteous man. The crowds gathered at this sight. When they saw the things that were done they left beating their breasts. All of his friends and the women who followed him from Galilee stood watching from a distance.

They impaled him there. Two others were impaled and Jesus stake was placed in the middle. Pilate wrote a title and put it on the stake. There it was written, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. This title was read by many of the Jews, for the place where Jesus was impaled was near the city. It was written in Hebrew, Latin and Greek. read more.
The chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate: Do not write, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews. Pilate answered: What I have written, I have written. After they impaled Jesus the soldiers took his garments and made four parts, one for each soldier. The coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. They said to one another, Let us not tear the coat. So they cast lots for it. That fulfilled the scripture that said: They parted my garments among them, and they cast lots for my covering. His mother stood by the stake of Jesus, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved. He said to his mother, Woman, look, your son! Then he said to the disciple, Look, your mother! That hour forward the disciple took her to his home. He knew that it was over. In order that the scripture might be accomplished, he said: I thirst. A vessel full of vinegar was setting there. They put a sponge full of vinegar upon a hyssop branch and brought it to his mouth. When Jesus received the vinegar, he said, it is finished. He bowed his head, and he stopped breathing.


And Herod with his soldiers despised him with contempt, and mocked him. They arrayed him in magnificent apparel. Then they sent him back to Pilate.

Some spit on him and covering his face they gave him blows. Guess who hit you, they said. The leaders took him and beat him with their hands.

When he was reviled (insulted), he did not revile in return. When he suffered he did not threaten, but committed himself to him that judges righteously.

Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. Pilate said: Look, the man!

They took off his clothes and dressed him in a scarlet robe. They made a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They placed a rod in his right hand. Then they bowed down on their knees before him. They mocked him, saying: Long life to the King of the Jews. They spat on him and hit him on the head with the rod. read more.
After they mocked him, they took off the robe. He was dressed in his garments and he was led away to be impaled.

The soldiers braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They dressed him in a purple garment. They came to him, and said: Hail, King of the Jews! They struck him with their hands.

They spat in his face and hit him, saying: Prophesy to us, you Christ; tell us who hit you!

People passing by spoke evil abuse to him. They wagged their heads and said, You who would destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself. If you are the Son of God come down from the stake. In like manner the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked him. read more.
They said: He saved others, but cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him now come down from the stake and we will believe in him. He trusts in God. Let him save him now if he wants him. After all he said: I am the Son of God. The robbers that were impaled with him also insulted him.

They will mock him, spit on him, and scourge him. Then they will kill him. After three days he will rise again.

They clothed him with purple. After weaving a crown of thorns they put it on him. Hail King of the Jews! They shouted at him. They struck his head with a reed and spat on him. They bowed their knees in false adoration to him. read more.
After they mocked him, they took the purple off of him, and put his own garments on him. They led him out to impale him.

Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself, and come down from the stake! Likewise, also the chief priests mocked among themselves with the scribes said, He saved others. He cannot save himself. read more.
Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down from the stake that we may see and believe him. Those who were impaled with him also mocked him.


Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself, and come down from the stake! Likewise, also the chief priests mocked among themselves with the scribes said, He saved others. He cannot save himself. read more.
Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down from the stake that we may see and believe him. Those who were impaled with him also mocked him.

They said: He saved others, but cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him now come down from the stake and we will believe in him. He trusts in God. Let him save him now if he wants him. After all he said: I am the Son of God.


One of Nabal's servants told Nabal's wife Abigail: Have you heard? David sent some messengers from the wilderness with greetings for our master. He insulted them.

Shimei cursed him and said: Get out! Get out you murderer!

Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,


Is this man the carpenter's son? Is his mother called Mary? Are his brothers James and Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

He was despised and rejected by men. He was a man of sorrows familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised. We did not consider him to be worth much.

Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself, and come down from the stake!




And yet you will not come to me that you may have life.


But the man gave a public account of his healing everywhere he went. Soon crowds surrounded Jesus and he could not enter a town publicly. He had to stay in secluded places and people continued to come to him.


Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself, and come down from the stake! Likewise, also the chief priests mocked among themselves with the scribes said, He saved others. He cannot save himself. read more.
Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down from the stake that we may see and believe him. Those who were impaled with him also mocked him.

The Pharisees came to question him. They were testing him and seeking a sign from heaven. He sighed deeply in his spirit and said: Why does this generation seek a sign? I tell you truly no sign will be given to this generation.

Some of the scribes sitting there reasoned in their hearts: Why does this man speak this way? He blasphemes for only God is the one who can forgive sins. Jesus immediately discerned in his spirit that they reasoned within themselves. He asked them: Why reason these things in your hearts? read more.
Which is easier to say to the sick man your sins are forgiven or take your bed and walk? So you may see that the Son of man has authority to forgive sins on earth, he said to the man: Get up and take your bed, and go to your house.

It is a fact! If you believed Moses you would believe me. He wrote about me! If you do not believe his writings how will you believe my words?