Jesus Predicts His Death

From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.

Jesus Predicts His Death a Second Time

When they came together in Galilee, he said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men.

The Death of Jesus

From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land.

Jesus Predicts His Death

He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again.

The Death of Jesus

At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

And they were all amazed at the greatness of God.

Jesus Predicts His Death a Second Time

While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

Jesus Predicts His Death a Third Time

Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.

The Death of Jesus

It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,

Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep.

This took place to fulfill what Jesus had said about the kind of death he was going to die.

The Death of Jesus

Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”

Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, “Follow me!”

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!

Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.

We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.

But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.

During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.