“Now on the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women went to the tomb, taking the aromatic spices they had prepared. They found that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed …
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22010.221 Love That Results in Courage
“After this, Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus (but secretly, because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate if he could removed the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he went and took the body away. Nicodemus, the man who had previously earlier had visited Jesus at night, accompanied Nicodemus carrying mixture …
22010.220 Hope in Times of Despair
“And all those who knew Jesus stood at a distance, the women who had followed him from Galilee, saw these things.” —Luke 23:49 Those who knew and loved Jesus stood at a distance trying to understand what they were seeing. However, what appears to be the worst they could have imagined, is in actuality the …
22010.219 Jesus Died for Us!
“Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). There they crucified him along with two others–one on each side and Jesus in the middle. Pilate also had a notice written and fastened to the cross. Which read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE …
22010.216 God’s Plan Unfolding
“(Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders, ‘Look, here is your king!’ Then they shouted out, ‘Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!’ Pilate asked, ‘Shall I crucify your king?’ The high priests replied, ‘We have no king except Caesar!’ Then Pilate handed …
22010.215 Suffering
“Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged severely. The soldiers braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head and they clothed him in a purple robe. They came up to him and again, said, ‘Hail, king of the Jews!’ And they struck him repeatedly in the face.” —John 19:1–3 Jesus is …
22010.214 King of the Jews
“So Pilate went back into the government residence, summoned Jesus, and asked him, are you the king of the Jews? Jesus replied, ‘Are you saying this on your own initiative, or have others told you about me or did others talk to you about me?’” —John 18:33–34 In an effort to remove Jesus from the …
22010.213 What Is in Your Heart?
“So Pilate came outside to them and said, ‘What accusation do you bring against this man?’ They replied, ‘If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.’ Pilate told them, ‘Take him yourselves and pass judgement on him according to your own law!’ The Jewish leaders replied, ‘We …
22010.212 Fear
“Simon Peter and another disciple followed them as they brought Jesus to Annas. Now the other disciple was acquainted with the high priest, and he went with Jesus into the high priest’s courtyard. But Peter was left standing outside by the door. So the other disciple who was acquainted with the high priest came out …
22010.209 By His Wounds We Are Healed
“Then the squad of soldiers with their commanding officer and the officers of Jewish leaders arrested Jesus and tied him up. They brought him first to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was the high priest that year. (Now this was Caiaphas who had advised the Jewish leaders that it was to …