This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
“You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third day He will be raised
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”
He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.
So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own
you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung
“Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They wi
‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’”
For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is h
While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
“We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, make Yourself
At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him.