Thematic Bible: Sufferings of Christ


Thematic Bible




For the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.












For I tell you that this which is written must still be fulfilled in me: 'He was numbered with the transgressors.' For that which concerns me has an end."

In his humiliation, justice was taken away. Who will declare His generation? 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 human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross.


When Jesus had said this, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, "Truly, truly, I tell you that one of you will betray me."


Looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, "Ephphatha." that is, "Be opened."

He sighed deeply in his spirit, and said, "Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation."


When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Judeans weeping who came with her, he was deeply moved in spirit and was troubled,




Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and to enter into his glory?"

For I tell you that this which is written must still be fulfilled in me: 'He was numbered with the transgressors.' For that which concerns me has an end."



But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am until it is 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?"

He said to them, "Thus it is written, for the Messiah to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,



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


save yourself, and come down from the cross."


Many of them said, "He has a demon, and is insane. Why do you listen to him?"


Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate.


They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews."

Likewise the chief priests also mocking, with the scribes, and the elders, said,

The soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him vinegar,


therefore I will divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul to death, and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sins of many, and made intercession for their transgressions.





Then the soldiers, 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.

When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.


Crucifying him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots on them, what each should take.


Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads,

Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe him." Those who were crucified with him insulted him.

One of the criminals who hung there insulted him, saying, "Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us."


He went out, carrying the cross himself, to the place called "The Place of a Skull," which is called in Hebrew, "Golgotha,"

Surely he has borne our sicknesses, and carried our pains; yet we considered him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.