Thematic Bible: Sufferings of Christ


Thematic Bible




For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.












For I say unto you, that this which is written must be fulfilled in me, And he was reckoned with transgressors: for that which concerneth me hath fulfilment.

In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: His generation who shall declare? For his life is taken from the earth.

but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men; and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross.


When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in the spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.


and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.


When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,




Behooved it not the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory?

For I say unto you, that this which is written must be fulfilled in me, And he was reckoned with transgressors: for that which concerneth me hath fulfilment.



But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

saying that the Son of man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.

and he said unto them, Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day;



Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?


And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself, and come down from the cross.


And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is mad; why hear ye him?


And Herod with his soldiers set him at nought, and mocked him, and arraying him in gorgeous apparel sent him back to Pilate.

And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and beat him.

And they platted a crown of thorns and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

In like manner also the chief priests mocking him , with the scribes and elders, said,

And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, offering him vinegar,


Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors: yet he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.





The soldiers therefore, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also the coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

And when they came unto the place which is called The skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand and the other on the left.


And they crucify him, and part his garments among them, casting lots upon them, what each should take.


And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads,

Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reproached him.

And one of the malefactors that were hanged railed on him, saying, Art not thou the Christ? save thyself and us.


They took Jesus therefore: and he went out, bearing the cross for himself, unto the place called The place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha:

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.



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