Sunday, March 1, 2015
Chronological New Testament Study Day 43
Matthew 27; Mark 15
1 Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders
of the people came to the decision to put Jesus to death. 2 They
bound him, led him away and handed him over to Pilate, the governor. 3 When
Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with
remorse and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the
elders. 4 "I have sinned," he said, "for I have
betrayed innocent blood." "What is that to us?" they replied.
"That's your responsibility." 5 So Judas threw the
money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself. 6 The
chief priests picked up the coins and said, "It is against the law to put
this into the treasury, since it is blood money."7 So they
decided to use the money to buy the potter's field as a burial place for
foreigners. 8 That is why it has been called the Field of
Blood to this day. 9 Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the
prophet was fulfilled: "They took the thirty silver coins, the price set
on him by the people of Israel, 10 and they used them to buy
the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me." 11 Meanwhile
Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you the
king of the Jews?" "Yes, it is as you say," Jesus replied. 12 When
he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer. 13 Then
Pilate asked him, "Don't you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?" 14 But
Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge--to the great amazement of the
governor. 15 Now it was the governor's custom at the Feast to
release a prisoner chosen by the crowd. 16 At that time they
had a notorious prisoner, called Barabbas. 17 So when the
crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, "Which one do you want me to
release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?" 18 For
he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him. 19 While
Pilate was sitting on the judge's seat, his wife sent him this message:
"Don't have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a
great deal today in a dream because of him." 20 But the
chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to
have Jesus executed. 21 "Which of the two do you want me
to release to you?" asked the governor. "Barabbas," they
answered. 22 "What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is
called Christ?" Pilate asked. They all answered, "Crucify him!" 23 "Why?
What crime has he committed?" asked Pilate. But they shouted all the
louder, "Crucify him!" 24 When Pilate saw that he
was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and
washed his hands in front of the crowd. "I am innocent of this man's
blood," he said. "It is your responsibility!" 25 All
the people answered, "Let his blood be on us and on our children!" 26 Then
he released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to
be crucified. 27 Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into
the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. 28 They
stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, 29 and then
twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in
his right hand and knelt in front of him and mocked him. "Hail, king of
the Jews!" they said. 30 They spit on him, and took the
staff and struck him on the head again and again.31 After they had
mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they
led him away to crucify him. 32 As they were going out, they
met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross. 33 They
came to a place called Golgotha (which means The Place of the Skull). 34 There
they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he
refused to drink it. 35 When they had crucified him, they
divided up his clothes by casting lots. 36 And sitting down,
they kept watch over him there. 37 Above his head they placed
the written charge against him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS. 38 Two
robbers were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. 39 Those
who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads 40 and
saying, "You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three
days, save yourself ! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of
God!" 41 In the same way the chief priests, the teachers
of the law and the elders mocked him. 42 "He saved
others," they said, "but he can't save himself ! He's the King of
Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. 43 He
trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, 'I am the
Son of God.' " 44 In the same way the robbers who were
crucified with him also heaped insults on him. 45 From the
sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. 46 About
the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ""Eloi, Eloi,"
"lama" "sabachthani?""--which means, "My God, my
God, why have you forsaken me?" 47 When some of those
standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling Elijah." 48 Immediately
one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a
stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. 49 The rest said,
"Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to save him." 50 And
when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. 51 At
that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The
earth shook and the rocks split. 52 The tombs broke open and
the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53 They
came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went into the holy
city and appeared to many people. 54 When the centurion and
those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had
happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, "Surely he was the Son of
God!" 55 Many women were there, watching from a distance.
They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs. 56 Among
them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of
Zebedee's sons. 57 As evening approached, there came a rich
man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. 58 Going
to Pilate, he asked for Jesus' body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to
him. 59 Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen
cloth, 60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut
out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and
went away. 61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting
there opposite the tomb. 62 The next day, the one after
Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. 63 "Sir,"
they said, "we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said,
'After three days I will rise again.' 64 So give the order for
the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may
come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been raised from the
dead. This last deception will be worse than the first." 65 "Take
a guard," Pilate answered. "Go, make the tomb as secure as you know
how." 66 So they went and made the tomb secure by putting
a seal on the stone and posting the guard.
1 Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the
elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin, reached a decision.
They bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate. 2 "Are
you the king of the Jews?" asked Pilate. "Yes, it is as you
say," Jesus replied. 3 The chief priests accused him of
many things. 4 So again Pilate asked him, "Aren't you
going to answer? See how many things they are accusing you of." 5 But
Jesus still made no reply, and Pilate was amazed. 6 Now it was
the custom at the Feast to release a prisoner whom the people requested. 7 A
man called Barabbas was in prison with the insurrectionists who had committed
murder in the uprising. 8 The crowd came up and asked Pilate
to do for them what he usually did. 9 "Do you want me to
release to you the king of the Jews?" asked Pilate, 10 knowing
it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him. 11 But
the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have Pilate release Barabbas instead. 12 "What
shall I do, then, with the one you call the king of the Jews?" Pilate
asked them. 13 "Crucify him!" they shouted. 14 "Why?
What crime has he committed?" asked Pilate. But they shouted all the
louder, "Crucify him!" 15 Wanting to satisfy the
crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed him
over to be crucified. 16 The soldiers led Jesus away into the
palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of
soldiers. 17 They put a purple robe on him, then twisted
together a crown of thorns and set it on him. 18 And they
began to call out to him, "Hail, king of the Jews!" 19 Again
and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on
their knees, they paid homage to him. 20 And when they had
mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then
they led him out to crucify him. 21A certain man from Cyrene,
Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the
country, and they forced him to carry the cross. 22 They
brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means The Place of the
Skull). 23 Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he
did not take it. 24 And they crucified him. Dividing up his
clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get. 25 It was
the third hour when they crucified him. 26 The written notice
of the charge against him read: the king of the jews. 27 They
crucified two robbers with him, one on his right and one on his left. 29 Those
who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, "So!
You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, 30 come
down from the cross and save yourself !" 31 In the same
way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves.
"He saved others," they said, "but he can't save himself ! 32 Let
this Christ, this King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see
and believe." Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him. 33 At
the sixth hour darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.34 And
at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ""Eloi, Eloi, lama
sabachthani? ""--which means, "My God, my God, why have you
forsaken me?" 35 When some of those standing near heard
this, they said, "Listen, he's calling Elijah." 36 One
man ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it
to Jesus to drink. "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to take
him down," he said. 37 With a loud cry, Jesus breathed
his last. 38 The curtain of the temple was torn in two from
top to bottom. 39 And when the centurion, who stood there in
front of Jesus, heard his cry and saw how he died, he said, "Surely this
man was the Son of God!" 40 Some women were watching from
a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the
younger and of Joses, and Salome. 41 In Galilee these women
had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with
him to Jerusalem were also there. 42 It was Preparation Day
(that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached, 43 Joseph
of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for
the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. 44 Pilate
was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he
asked him if Jesus had already died. 45 When he learned from
the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph. 46 So
Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen,
and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the
entrance of the tomb. 47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of
Joses saw where he was laid.
Romans 5
Romans 5 (New International Version, ©2010)
Romans 5
Peace and Hope
1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we[b] boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we[c] also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! 10 For if, while we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! 11 Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
Death Through Adam, Life Through Christ
12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned—
13 To be sure, sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not charged against anyone's account where there is no law. 14 Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who is a pattern of the one to come.
15 But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God's grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many! 16 Nor can the gift of God be compared with the result of one man's sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification. 17 For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
18 Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people. 19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
20 The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, 21 so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 5
Peace and Hope
1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we[b] boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we[c] also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! 10 For if, while we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! 11 Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
Death Through Adam, Life Through Christ
12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned—
13 To be sure, sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not charged against anyone's account where there is no law. 14 Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who is a pattern of the one to come.
15 But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God's grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many! 16 Nor can the gift of God be compared with the result of one man's sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification. 17 For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
18 Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people. 19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
20 The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, 21 so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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