Thematic Bible: Sufferings of Christ


Thematic Bible




For the zeal of thine house hath even eaten me; and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee is fallen upon me.












For I say unto you that, yet, that which is written must be performed in me: for those things which are written of me have an end."

Because of his humbleness, he was not esteemed. Who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth."

Nevertheless, he made himself of no reputation, and took on him the shape of a servant, and became like unto men, and was found in his apparel as a man. He humbled himself and became obedient unto the death, even the death of the cross.


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


and looked up to heaven and sighted, and said unto him, "Ephphatha," that is to say, "Be opened."

and he sighed in his spirit and said, "Why doth this generation seek a sign? Verily I say unto you, there shall no sign be given unto this generation."


When Jesus saw her weep, and the Jews also weep, which came with her; He groaned in the spirit, and was troubled in himself,




Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?"

For I say unto you that, yet, that which is written must be performed in me: for those things which are written of me have an end."



Notwithstanding, I must be baptised with a baptism. And how am I pained till it be ended?

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

and said unto them, "Thus is it written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise again from death the third day.



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


And they that went by, railed on him: wagging their heads, and saying, "A wretch, 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 the devil, and is mad: why hear ye him?"


And Herod, with his men of war, despised him, and mocked him; And arrayed him in white, and sent him again to Pilate.

And the men that stood about Jesus, mocked him, and smote him,

and plaited a crown of thorns and put upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And bowed their knees before him, and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews,"

Likewise also the high priests, mocking him with the scribes and elders, said,

The soldiers also mocked him, and came and gave him vinegar,


Therefore I will give him his part in many, and the spoil of the rich he shall divide: because he gave his soul to death, and was numbered with the trespassers, and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for transgressors.





Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part, and also his coat. The coat was without seam, wrought upon throughout.

And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary, there they crucified him: and the evildoers, one on right hand, and the other on the left.

When they had crucified him, they parted his garments, and did cast lots. To fulfill that was spoken by the prophet, "They divided my garments among them: and upon my vesture did cast lots."

And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots for them, what every man should have.


They that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads

Let Christ the King of Israel now descend from the cross, that we may see and believe." And they that were crucified with him, checked him also.

And one of the evildoers which hanged, railed on him, saying, "If thou be Christ, save thyself and us."


And he bare his cross, and went forth into a place called the place of dead men's skulls: which is named in Hebrew, Golgotha:

He was so despisable, that we esteemed him not. Truly, he took upon him our diseases, and bare our sorrows. And yet we counted him plagued, and beaten, and humbled of God.