[Jesus’ crucifixion] happened on Friday, the day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath. As evening approached, Joseph of Arimathea took a risk and went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. (Joseph was an honored member of the high council, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come. —Mark 15:42-43 NLT …
[Jesus’ crucifixion] happened on* the day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath. * The NLT translators added “Friday” to the text here. However, it was not in the original Greek text or found in other reputable translations. —Mark 15:42 NLT Key Thought We have lost almost all sense of a day of preparation for …
Some women were there, watching from a distance, including Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James the younger and of Joseph), and Salome. They had been followers of Jesus and had cared for him while he was in Galilee. Many other women who had come with him to Jerusalem were also there. —Mark 15:40-41 NLT …
When the Roman officer who stood facing [Jesus] saw how he had died, he exclaimed, “This man truly was the Son of God!” —Mark 15:39 NLT Key Thought While crucifixion was designed to humiliate and torture people, God used Jesus’ cross to have power that defies explanation. There is something in the message of Jesus’ …
Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed his last. And the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. —Mark 15:37-38 NLT Key Thought The meaning of this event and its symbolism are powerful. The curtain in today’s scripture was the one between the Holy Place and …
Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed his last. —Mark 15:37 NLT Key Thought Jesus finishes his work as our ransom from sin and death. Please ponder the incredible words of Mark 15:37. God in human flesh dies. He dies because he allows his life to be taken. He dies as one of us. …
Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought [Jesus] was calling for the prophet Elijah. One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink. “Wait!” he said. “Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down!” —Mark 15:35-36 NLT Key Thought …
At noon [when Jesus was crucified], darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. Then at three o’clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” —Mark 15:33-34 NLT Key Thought As Jesus died, this was the time of darkness. …
[The religious leaders continued mocking Jesus, saying,] “Let this Messiah, this King of Israel, come down from the cross so we can see it and believe him!” Even the men who were crucified with Jesus ridiculed him. —Mark 15:32 NLT Key Thought Jesus was ridiculed by everyone present during his Passion — the crowds cried …
The leading priests and teachers of religious law also mocked Jesus [on the cross]. “He saved others,” they scoffed, “but he can’t save himself!” —Mark 15:31 NLT Key Thought Wrong! Jesus could have saved himself, but he didn’t do it in order that he could save others… save you… save me. Thankfully the religious folks …