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The
Crucifixion
and
Resurrection
of
Christ
according
to
the
Gospels
of
Matthew,
Mark,
Luke
and
John
The
Easter
Story
Jesus
is
Crucified
The
governor's
soldiers
took
Jesus
into
the
palace,
which
was
called
the
Praetorium.
All
the
rest
of
the
soldiers
gathered
around
him. They
took
off
his
clothes
and
put
a
scarlet
robe
on
him.
Then
they
twisted
thorns
together
to
make
a
crown.
They
placed
it
on
his
head.
They
put
a
stick
in
his
right
hand.
Then
they
fell
on
their
knees
in
front
of
him
and
made
fun
of
him.
"We
honor
you,
king
of
the
Jews!"
they
said.
They
spit
on
him.
They
hit
him
on
the
head
with
the
stick
again
and
again.
After
they
had
made
fun
of
him,
they
took
off
the
robe.
They
put
his
own
clothes
back
on
him.
Then
they
led
him
away
to
nail
him
to
a
cross.
So
the
soldiers
took
charge
of
Jesus.
He
had
to
carry
his
own
cross.
Jesus
Is
Nailed
to
a
Cross
As
they
led
Jesus
away,
they
took
hold
of
Simon.
Simon
was
from
Cyrene.
He
was
on
his
way
in
from
the
country.
They
put
a
wooden
cross
on
his
shoulders.
Then
they
made
him
carry
it
behind
Jesus.
A
large
number
of
people
followed
Jesus.
Some
were
women
whose
hearts
were
filled
with
sorrow.
They
cried
loudly
because
of
him. Jesus
turned
and
said
to
them,
"Daughters
of
Jerusalem,
do
not
cry
for
me.
Cry
for
yourselves
and
for
your
children.
The
time
will
come
when
you
will
say,
'Blessed
are
the
women
who
can't
have
children!
Blessed
are
those
who
never
gave
birth
or
nursed
babies!'
It
is
written,
"
'The
people
will
say
to
the
mountains,
"Fall
on
us!"
They'll
say
to
the
hills,
"Cover
us!"
'
(Hosea
10:8) People
do
these
things
when
trees
are
green.
So
what
will
happen
when
trees
are
dry?"
Two
other
men
were
also
led
out
with
Jesus
to
be
killed.
Both
of
them
had
broken
the
law.
The
soldiers
brought
them
to
the
place
called
The
Skull.
There
they
nailed
Jesus
to
the
cross.
He
hung
between
the
two
criminals.
One
was
on
his
right
and
one
was
on
his
left.
Jesus
said,
"Father,
forgive
them.
They
don't
know
what
they
are
doing."
The
soldiers
divided
up
his
clothes
by
casting
lots.
The
people
stood
there
watching.
The
rulers
even
made
fun
of
Jesus.
They
said,
"He
saved
others.
Let
him
save
himself
if
he
is
the
Christ
of
God,
the
Chosen
One."
The
soldiers
also
came
up
and
poked
fun
at
him.
They
offered
him
wine
vinegar.
They
said,
"If
you
are
the
king
of
the
Jews,
save
yourself."
And
an
inscription
also
was
written
over
Him
in
letters
of
Greek,
Latin,
and
Hebrew:
THIS
IS
THE
KING
OF
THE
JEWS.
One
of
the
criminals
hanging
there
made
fun
of
Jesus.
He
said,
"Aren't
you
the
Christ?
Save
yourself!
Save
us!"
But
the
other
criminal
scolded
him.
"Don't
you
have
any
respect
for
God?"
he
said.
"Remember,
you
are
under
the
same
sentence
of
death.
We
are
being
punished
fairly.
We
are
getting
just
what
our
actions
call
for.
But
this
man
hasn't
done
anything
wrong."
Then
he
said,
"Jesus,
remember
me
when
you
come
into
your
kingdom."
Jesus
answered
him,
"What
I'm
about
to
tell
you
is
true.
Today
you
will
be
with
me
in
paradise."
Jesus
Dies
It
was
now
about
noon.
The
whole
land
was
covered
with
darkness
until
three
o'clock.
The
sun
had
stopped
shining.
The
temple
curtain
was
torn
in
two.
Jesus
called
out
in
a
loud
voice,
"Father,
into
your
hands
I
commit
my
very
life."
After
he
said
this,
he
took
his
last
breath.
The
Roman
commander
saw
what
had
happened.
He
praised
God
and
said,
"Jesus
was
surely
a
man
who
did
what
was
right."
The
people
had
gathered
to
watch
that
sight.
When
they
saw
what
happened,
they
beat
their
chests
and
went
away.
But
all
those
who
knew
Jesus
stood
not
very
far
away,
watching
those
things.
Not
very
far
away,
many
women
were
watching.
They
had
followed
Jesus
from
Galilee
to
take
care
of
his
needs.
Mary
Magdalene
was
among
them.
Mary,
the
mother
of
James
and
Joses,
was
also
there.
So
was
the
mother
of
Zebedee's
sons.
The
Burial
of
Jesus
As
evening
approached,
a
rich
man
came
from
the
town
of
Arimathea.
His
name
was
Joseph.
He
had
become
a
follower
of
Jesus.
He
went
to
Pilate
and
asked
for
Jesus'
body.
Pilate
ordered
that
it
be
given
to
him.
Joseph
took
the
body
and
wrapped
it
in
a
clean
linen
cloth.
He
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.
Then
he
went
away.
Mary
Magdalene
and
the
other
Mary
were
sitting
there
across
from
the
tomb.
The
Guard
at
the
Tomb
The
next
day
was
the
day
after
Preparation
Day.
The
chief
priests
and
the
Pharisees
went
to
Pilate.
"Sir,"
they
said,
"we
remember
something
that
liar
said
while
he
was
still
alive.
He
claimed,
'After
three
days
I
will
rise
again.'
So
give
the
order
to
make
the
tomb
secure
until
the
third
day.
If
you
don't,
his
disciples
might
come
and
steal
the
body.
Then
they
will
tell
the
people
that
Jesus
has
been
raised
from
the
dead.
This
last
lie
will
be
worse
than
the
first."
"Take
some
guards
with
you,"
Pilate
answered.
"Go.
Make
the
tomb
as
secure
as
you
can."
So
they
went
and
made
the
tomb
secure.
They
put
a
seal
on
the
stone
and
placed
some
guards
on
duty.
Jesus
is
Risen
The
Sabbath
day
ended.
Mary
Magdalene,
Mary
the
mother
of
James,
and
Salome
bought
spices.
They
were
going
to
apply
them
to
Jesus'
body.
Very
early
on
the
first
day
of
the
week,
they
were
on
their
way
to
the
tomb.
It
was
just
after
sunrise.
They
asked
each
other,
"Who
will
roll
the
stone
away
from
the
entrance
to
the
tomb?"
Then
they
looked
up
and
saw
that
the
stone
had
been
rolled
away.
The
stone
was
very
large.
They
entered
the
tomb.
As
they
did,
they
saw
a
young
man
dressed
in
a
white
robe.
He
was
sitting
on
the
right
side.
They
were
alarmed.
"Don't
be
alarmed,"
he
said.
"You
are
looking
for
Jesus
the
Nazarene,
who
was
crucified.
But
he
has
risen!
He
is
not
here!
See
the
place
where
they
had
put
him.
Go!
Tell
his
disciples
and
Peter,
'He
is
going
ahead
of
you
into
Galilee.
There
you
will
see
him.
It
will
be
just
as
he
told
you."
They
came
back
from
the
tomb.
They
told
all
these
things
to
the
Eleven
and
to
all
the
others.
Mary
Magdalene,
Joanna,
Mary
the
mother
of
James,
and
the
others
with
them
were
the
ones
who
told
the
apostles.
But
the
apostles
did
not
believe
the
women.
And
their
words
seemed
to
them
like
idle
tales,
and
they
did
not
believe
them.
But
Peter
arose
and
ran
to
the
tomb;
and
stooping
down,
he
saw
the
linen
cloths
lying
by
themselves;
and
he
departed,
marvelling
to
himself
at
what
had
happened.
Mary
Magdalene
Sees
the
Risen
Lord
But
Mary
stood
outside
the
tomb
crying.
As
she
cried,
she
bent
over
to
look
into
the
tomb.
She
saw
two
angels
dressed
in
white.
They
were
seated
where
Jesus'
body
had
been.
One
of
them
was
where
Jesus'
head
had
been
laid.
The
other
sat
where
his
feet
had
been
placed.
They
asked
her,
"Woman,
why
are
you
crying?"
"They
have
taken
my
Lord
away,"
she
said.
"I
don't
know
where
they
have
put
him."
Then
she
turned
around
and
saw
Jesus
standing
there.
But
she
didn't
realize
that
it
was
Jesus.
"Woman,"
he
said,
"why
are
you
crying?
Who
are
you
looking
for?"
She
thought
he
was
the
gardener.
So
she
said,
"Sir,
did
you
carry
him
away?
Tell
me
where
you
put
him.
Then
I
will
go
and
get
him."
Jesus
said
to
her,
"Mary."
She
turned
toward
him.
Then
she
cried
out
in
the
Aramaic
language,
"Rabboni!"
Rabboni
means
Teacher.
Jesus
said,
"Do
not
hold
on
to
me.
I
have
not
yet
returned
to
the
Father.
Instead,
go
to
those
who
believe
in
me.
Tell
them,
'I
am
returning
to
my
Father
and
your
Father,
to
my
God
and
your
God.'
18
Mary
Magdalene
went
to
the
disciples
with
the
news.
She
said,
"I
have
seen
the
Lord!"
And
she
told
them
that
he
had
said
these
things
to
her.
On
the
Road
to
Emmaus
That
same
day
two
of
Jesus'
followers
were
going
to
a
village
called
Emmaus.
It
was
about
seven
miles
from
Jerusalem.
They
were
talking
with
each
other
about
everything
that
had
happened.
As
they
talked
about
those
things,
Jesus
himself
came
up
and
walked
along
with
them.
But
God
kept
them
from
recognizing
him.
Jesus
asked
them,
"What
are
you
talking
about
as
you
walk
along?"
They
stood
still,
and
their
faces
were
sad.
One
of
them
was
named Cleopas.
He
said
to
Jesus,
"You
must
be
a
visitor
to
Jerusalem.
If
you
lived
there,
you
would
know
the
things
that
have
happened
there
in
the
last
few
days."
"What
things?"
Jesus
asked.
"About
Jesus
of
Nazareth,"
they
replied.
"He
was
a
prophet.
He
was
powerful
in
what
he
said
and
did
in
the
eyes
of
God
and
all
of
the
people.
The
chief
priests
and
our
rulers
handed
Jesus
over
to
be
sentenced
to
death.
They
nailed
him
to
a
cross.
But
we
had
hoped
that
he
was
the
one
who
was
going
to
set
Israel
free.
Also,
it
is
the
third
day
since
all
this
happened.
"Some
of
our
women
amazed
us
too.
Early
this
morning
they
went
to
the
tomb.
But
they
didn't
find
his
body.
So
they
came
and
told
us
what
they
had
seen.
They
saw
angels,
who
said
Jesus
was
alive.
Then
some
of
our
friends
went
to
the
tomb.
They
saw
it
was
empty,
just
as
the
women
had
said.
They
didn't
see
Jesus'
body
there."
25
Jesus
said
to
them,
"How
foolish
you
are!
How
long
it
takes
you
to
believe
all
that
the
prophets
said!
Didn't
the
Christ
have
to
suffer
these
things
and
then
receive
his
glory?"
Jesus
explained
to
them
what
was
said
about
himself
in
all
the
Scriptures.
He
began
with
Moses
and
all
the
Prophets.
The
Disciples’
Eyes
Opened
28
The
two
men
approached
the
village
where
they
were
going.
Jesus
acted
as
if
he
were
going
farther.
But
they
tried
hard
to
keep
him
from
leaving.
They
said,
"Stay
with
us.
It
is
nearly
evening.
The
day
is
almost
over."
So
he
went
in
to
stay
with
them.
He
joined
them
at
the
table.
Then
he
took
bread
and
gave
thanks.
He
broke
it
and
began
to
give
it
to
them.
Their
eyes
were
opened,
and
they
recognized
him.
But
then
he
disappeared
from
their
sight.
They
said
to
each
other,
"He
talked
with
us
on
the
road.
He
opened
the
Scriptures
to
us.
Weren't
our
hearts
burning
inside
us
during
that
time?"
They
got
up
and
returned
at
once
to
Jerusalem.
There
they
found
the
Eleven
and
those
with
them.
They
were
all
gathered
together.
They
were
saying,
"It's
true!
The
Lord
has
risen!
He
has
appeared
to
Simon!"
Then
the
two
of
them
told
what
had
happened
to
them
on
the
way.
They
told
how
they
had
recognized
Jesus
when
he
broke
the
bread.
Jesus
Appears
to
the
Disciples
The
disciples
were
still
talking
about
this
when
Jesus
himself
suddenly
stood
among
them.
He
said,
"May
peace
be
with
you!"
They
were
surprised
and
terrified.
They
thought
they
were
seeing
a
ghost.
Jesus
said
to
them,
"Why
are
you
troubled?
Why
do
you
have
doubts
in
your
minds?
Look
at
my
hands
and
my
feet.
It
is
really
I!
Touch
me
and
see.
A
ghost
does
not
have
a
body
or
bones.
But
you
can
see
that
I
do."
After
he
said
that,
he
showed
them
his
hands
and
feet.
But
they
still
did
not
believe
it.
They
were
amazed
and
filled
with
joy.
So
Jesus
asked
them,
"Do
you
have
anything
here
to
eat?"
They
gave
him
a
piece
of
cooked
fish.
He
took
it
and
ate
it
in
front
of
them.
The
Scriptures
Opened
Jesus
said
to
them,
"This
is
what
I
told
you
while
I
was
still
with
you.
Everything
written
about
me
must
happen.
Everything
written
about
me
in
the
Law
of
Moses,
the
Prophets
and
the
Psalms
must
come
true."
Then
he
opened
their
minds
so
they
could
understand
the
Scriptures.
He
told
them,
"This
is
what
is
written.
The
Christ
will
suffer.
He
will
rise
from
the
dead
on
the
third
day.
His
followers
will
preach
in
his
name.
They
will
tell
others
to
turn
away
from
their
sins
and
be
forgiven.
People
from
every
nation
will
hear
it,
beginning
at
Jerusalem.
You
have
seen
these
things
with
your
own
eyes.
"I
am
going
to
send
you
what
my
Father
has
promised.
But
for
now,
stay
in
the
city.
Stay
there
until
you
have
received
power
from
heaven."
Jesus
Is
Taken
Up
Into
Heaven
Jesus
led
his
disciples
out
to
the
area
near
Bethany.
Then
he
lifted
up
his
hands
and
blessed
them.
While
he
was
blessing
them,
he
left
them.
He
was
taken
up
into
heaven.
Then
they
worshiped
him.
With
great
joy,
they
returned
to
Jerusalem.
Every
day
they
went
to
the
temple,
praising
God.
That
You
May
Believe
And
truly
Jesus
did
many
other
signs
in
the
presence
of
His
disciples,
which
are
not
written
in
this
book;
but
these
are
written
that
you
may
believe
that
Jesus
is
the
Christ,
the
Son
of
God,
and
that
believing
you
may
have
life
in
His
name .
John
20:
30-31
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