Chapter 37 The Three Gospels (2)

The Three Gospels (2) Jesus Saying Goodbye to His Disciples Jesus and his disciples walked on the road leading to the Mount of Olives, talking, comforting them and exhorting them. Jesus said to them, "Now that the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in the Son of Man, God will glorify the Son of Man by himself, and he will glorify him quickly. "Boys, I will be with you for a little while, and you will look for me later, but you will not go where I am going. I have said this to the Jews, and I will say the same to you now. . "I give you a new commandment. This is that you love one another. As I love you, you also love one another. If you love one another, by this everyone will know that you are my disciples."

Simon Peter cried, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus replied, "Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, but you will follow me in the future." Jesus turned and said to the crowd, "From now on, you will all stumble because of me, because it is written that I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered. But after I am resurrected, I will go to Galilee before you go." Peter didn't take it seriously when he heard Jesus say, "All will fall because of me." He said, "Lord, although all people fall because of you, I will never fall. "

Jesus said, "Peter, I tell you, before the rooster crows tonight, you will say that you do not know me three times." Peter said, "Even if I must die with you, I cannot deny you." All the disciples followed him. The audience was so confident that Jesus changed the subject and asked them, "When I sent you out, you had no purse, no bag, no shoes. Did you lack anything?" They said "no".Jesus said: "But now whoever has a purse may take it, and whoever has a bag may take it, and whoever does not have a sword will sell his clothes and buy a knife. I tell you, it is written that he is numbered among the criminals. This word It will happen to me, for what concerns me, it will happen."

The disciples said, "Look, Lord! Here are two swords." Jesus said, "Enough is enough". Seeing that the disciples were depressed, Jesus comforted them again, saying, "Don't let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God, and you should also believe in Me. There are many dwellings in my Father's house. If there were no dwellings, I would have told you. I will go to the original place. It is to prepare a place for you. If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to me. Where I am, you will also be there. You know where I am going. Whichever way you will Know."

Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how do we know the way?" Jesus said: "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to my father except through me. If you know me, you will also know my father. From now on, you will know him, And can already see him." Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us." Jesus said to him, "Philip, don't you know me after I've been with you all this time? When people see me, they see my father. Why do you still say show us the Father? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I speak to you do not come from my own thoughts, but the Father who lives in me does his own work. You Believe me, I am in the Father, and the Father is in me, even if you don't believe this, believe me by what we have done, I tell you the truth: what I do, believe in me People will do it too, and even greater things than this, because I go to the Father, and whatever you ask in my name, I will surely grant it to you, and I will make the father glorified because of the Son.

remember!If you ask anything in my name, I will grant it to you. " Jesus said again, "If you love me, you must obey my commands. I will ask the Father, and the Father will give you another Comforter to be with you forever: the Holy Spirit of truth, whoever The world cannot accept it, because the world cannot see him and does not know him, but you can know him, because he is always with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans, I will come Come here. There is not much time left when the world will no longer see me, but you will see me because I live. You will live too, and then you will know that I am in the Father and you are in me , I also will be in you.

"He who has my commands and obeys them is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and I will show him." Jesus added. Judas (not Judas Iscariot) asked Jesus, "Lord, why did you appear to us and not to the world?" Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he must keep my teaching. My father will love him too, and we will go to him and live with him. He who does not love me does not keep my teaching. The word you have heard is not mine, but he who sent me, the word of my father, which I have spoken to you while I was still with you; but the Comforter, the Father, because I the Holy Spirit whom I will send in the name of God, who will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you. not as it is given by the world, do not let your heart be troubled, nor be afraid, for you have heard that I have told you that I am going to come to you, and if you love me, because I am going to my father, you will You must rejoice, because my father is greater than me. Now the matter has not yet come to pass. I will tell you in advance, so that you can believe it when it comes to pass. From now on, I will not talk to you any more, because the prince of this world is coming. He has nothing in me, but let the world know that I love my father and that I will do what my father tells me. Arise, let us go!" (John 14)

parting disciples On the way to the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus bid farewell to the disciples in a slightly mournful way, encouraging them to walk the way of God and accept the departure of the Lord bravely. Jesus knew that at dawn he would no longer be able to teach them, and he declared to them his mission and value again.Here he understands the parable he tells of himself as the true vine: "I am the true vine, the planter of my Father. Every branch that is barren he takes away, and every branch that bears fruit he prunes." clean……." Then he asked them to practice the love of the Lord, "Love one another as I love you. This is my command. There is no greater love than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. If you do what I command you, You are my friends. I will no longer call you servants, because the servant does not know what the master has done. I therefore call you friends, because I have told you everything I heard from my father. You did not choose I have chosen you; and I have appointed you to go and bear fruit, that your fruit shall last, that whatever you ask of my Father in my name, he may give you. This is what I command you, that you may love one another."

He told them that whoever hates Jesus hates the word of God, that is, he is an enemy of those who believe in God. "If the world hates you, you know that it hates Me before it hates you." Jesus said again: "If you belong to the world, the world will love what belongs to itself; because you do not belong to this world, but I have chosen you from this world, so the world hates you. Remember what I said to you before: A servant is not greater than a master. If they persecuted me, they will persecute you, and if they keep my word, they will Keep your word. But they will do all these things to you because of my name, because they do not know the God who sent me. If I had not come to teach them, they would not have sinned; but now they have no excuse Those who hate me also hate my father. If I had not done among them what no one else has done, they would have been innocent; but now they have seen me and my father, and have hated me. This Test what is written in their law, saying, They hated me without cause. But I will send from the Father the Comforter, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, and when he comes, he will testify about me. And bear witness, for you have been with me from the beginning."

After saying these things, Jesus stopped and looked at the disciples, and said again, "I have told you these things, so that you would not stumble. They will drive you out of the synagogues, and the time is coming when whoever kills you , thinking that they were serving God. They acted in this way because they did not know my father, and they did not know me. I tell you this fact, so that when you come across this thing, you may remember my love for You have said it. I did not tell you this at first, because I was with you. Now I am going to the Father who sent me, and no one among you has told me: where are you going? Just because I tell you this, and you are filled with sorrow. But I tell you the truth, it is good for you that I go, and if I do not go, the Comforter will not come to you, and if I go, My father will send him. And since he has come, he will convict the world of sin, of righteousness, of judgment, of sin, because they do not believe me; of righteousness, because I go to the father , you will no longer see me; for judgment, because the Lord of this world is judged."

"I have many things to tell you, but you do not yet understand them. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you to all truths, for he does not rely on what he knows, but what he hears Speak it and tell you what is to come. He will glorify me, for he will tell you what he has given me. All that my father has is mine, so I say, he will give me I will tell you. You will not see me in a short time, and you will see me again in a short time." Hearing what Jesus said, some of the disciples said to each other: "He said to us that you will not see me in a short time, and you will see me in a short time." What does it mean? Why can't we understand what he's saying?" Jesus saw that the disciples were going to ask him these questions, and before they could open their mouths, he said to them, "I said, You will not see me in a short time, and you will see me in a short time. What are you doing for this?" Do you ask each other? Then I tell you the truth, you will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. For example, when a woman gives birth, she is sorrowful, For her time has come; and having borne a child, she will remember her pain no more, for she rejoices that another man has been born into the world. You too are sorrowful now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will become joyful, the joy No one can take it away. "In that day, you will not ask me anything. I tell you the truth, if you ask my father for anything, he will give it to you in my name. You have never asked in my name What, now if you ask, you will receive, so that your joy may be full. "These things I have spoken to you in parables; the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in parables, but I will tell you plainly what my father means. Then you shall pray in my name ;I do not say to you, I will ask the Father for you. My Father himself loves you, because you have loved Me and believed that I was sent from the Father, from My Father I came to this world, I will leave this world again and go to my father." The disciples said, "Now you speak clearly and do not use parables. Now we know that you know all things and no one asks you. Therefore we believe that you are sent from God." Jesus said, "Do you believe now? Look at that! The time is coming, and it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own place, and I will be left alone. In fact, I am not alone, because the Father is with me. With me, I tell you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation, but take heart, I have overcome the world." (John 15, 16) final parting prayer After these many words to his disciples, Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son, and let the Son glorify you; as you gave him authority over all flesh , that he may give eternal life to whom you have given him. To know you as the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ whom you have sent, is eternal life. I have glorified you on earth, and what you have entrusted to me Well, I'm done. "Father, now make me share with you the glory that I had with you before there was a world. I have revealed your name to those whom you have given me from the world. They were are yours, and you have given them to me, and they have kept your word, and now they know that whatever you have given me comes from you; for the word you have given me, I have given it to them. They also received it, and they knew it was sent from you, and they believed that you sent me. I prayed for them, not for the world, but you gave it My people pray, for they are yours, and what is mine is yours, and what is yours is mine, and I am glorified in them. "From now on, I am not in the world, but they will remain in the world, and I come to you, O Holy Father, keep them in the name that you have given me, that they may be one as we are. When I was with them, I kept them in the name that you gave me, and I guarded them; none of them died except the son of perdition, so that the scriptures might be fulfilled; now I come to you Go, I still say this in the world, that their hearts may be filled with my joy. "I have given them your word, and the world hates them; for they are not of the world, as I am not of the world, and I do not ask you to take them out of the world, but to protect them from their sins, they are not of the world , as I am not of the world, sanctify them by the truth, for thy word is truth. As thou hast sent me into the world, so I have sent them to do in the world. For their sake I sanctify myself .that they also should be sanctified through the truth." After praying for the disciples, Jesus went on to pray for believers, saying, "I pray not only for these, but also for those who believe in me through their word, that they may all be one. "As your dear Father is in me and I in you, so I will cause them to be in me, that the world may believe that you sent me, and that the glory you have given me I have given them, Make them one, as we are one. "I am in them and you are in me, so that they may be perfectly one, that the world may know that you sent me, and that you love them as you love me. "Father, where I am, may those whom you have given me be with me, that they may see the glory which you have given me, for you loved me before the foundation of the world, just Father, The world has not known you, but I know you, and these know that you have sent me. I have made known to them your name, and I will show them, so that the love of mine that you love may be in them, and I in them ’” (John 17) Jesus concluded his prayer for the disciples, which later became known as the “Prayer of the High Priest.” Betrayal in the Garden of Gethsemane After Jesus had prayed for his disciples, he crossed the Kidron River with them, where there was a garden called Gethsemane. Entering the garden, Jesus said to his disciples, "Sit here and wait for me to go over there and pray." So he took only Peter and Zebedae's two sons, John and James, to pray. At this time, the incarnate Jesus was extremely sad and sad.He said to them, "I am very troubled in heart, almost to death; wait here and watch with me." Jesus walked away a little, touched the stone-throwing distance, fell down on the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me, but not as I will, but as you will." After Jesus finished praying for the first time, he returned to his disciples and saw that they were asleep. He said to Peter, "What's the matter? Can't you watch with me for a moment? Always watch and pray, so that you will not be deceived. Surely your spirit is willing. The flesh is weak." The second time Jesus went to pray again and said, "My Father, if this cup does not leave me until I drink it, may your will be done." Then he returned to the three disciples and saw that they were still asleep, because Their eyes were too sleepy to keep open. The third time Jesus left the disciples to pray, and what he said was the same as the second time. Finally, Jesus calmed down and returned to the disciples. He woke them up and said, "Are you still sleeping so peacefully? Get up quickly!" The time has come when the Son of Man is sold into the hands of sinners. Get up, let's go!Behold, my betrayer is near. " While Jesus was saying this, Judas, one of the twelve disciples, came, and many people came with him from the chief priests and elders of the people, armed with lanterns, torches, and swords and clubs. For it was Judas who betrayed Jesus. Those who knew the Garden of Gethsemane, because Jesus and his disciples went there many times to gather, Judas knew that Jesus would definitely come here after the feast, so he brought the group of sinners to rush here. On the way, Judas was afraid that the sinners would not recognize Jesus, so he made an agreement with them to kiss Jesus, saying: "Whoever I kiss, he will be him. You can go up and arrest him." Judas the betrayer pretended nothing happened. He walked up to Jesus and said, "Greetings, sir." After speaking, he kissed him.Jesus said to him, "My friend, do what you have come to do!" So those people rushed forward and surrounded Jesus, trying to arrest him. When the eleven disciples saw a large group of people hula surrounding Jesus and trying to take him away, they immediately fell asleep and fell asleep.Simon Peter, who was among them, happened to be carrying a knife, so he drew it out and slashed the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant named Malchus immediately covered the wound with his hand and screamed. . Jesus stopped Peter and said, "Put the sword away! Anyone who draws the sword will die by the sword." According to the Gospel of Jesus, all violence is condemned.Even in the face of death, Jesus practiced this principle. When Jesus had finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and touched Malchus' ear, and his ear was intact again. Jesus continued to say to Peter, "Do you think I can't ask my father to send me twelve legions of angels? If so, how can it be fulfilled that the scriptures must be like this? I How could I not drink the bitter cup my father gave me?" After speaking, Jesus turned to the sinners and said angrily, "Are you arresting me with swords and sticks, just like arresting a robber? Every day I sit in the temple and teach people, but you did not arrest me. But now you are arresting me, It is to fulfill the words of the prophets, now is your time, darkness reigns." Jesus stood up and said to the sinners, "I have told you that I am Jesus. If you are looking for me, let these people go!" Under his cover, the disciples fled away one after another. Seeing that the disciples had completely left, Jesus walked out of the Garden of Gethsemane together with his captors with his head held high (Matthew 26) first trial The soldiers sent by the chief priests, the captain, and the officers of Judah took Jesus, bound him, and brought him first to Annas, because Annas was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year, and Caiaphas It is the one who once said to the Jews that "it is beneficial for a man to die for the people". Simon Peter followed Jesus from a distance, and another disciple followed Jesus to the courtyard of the high priest. Because the disciple knew the high priest, he followed Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest first. He turned around and saw Peter standing outside the courtyard. Then he spoke to the maid at the door again, and led Peter in.The maid at the door pointed to Jesus and said to Peter, "Aren't you also this man's disciple?" Peter shook his head in panic and said, "I am not." , Peter also stood with them to enjoy the fire, he wanted to see how the matter was resolved. Peter was standing by the fire, when one of the servants asked him, "Aren't you also his disciple?" Peter gave him a hard look and said, "I am not." Another servant of the high priest was cut off by Peter. The relative of Mahler in the ear stared at Peter and said to him softly, "Didn't I see you with him in the Garden of Gethsemane?" Peter shouted angrily, "I don't know you What exactly was said." Just as he was talking and asking, the rooster crowed, and Jesus turned to look at Peter, with understanding and anticipation in his eyes.Peter remembered what Jesus had said to him: "Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times." Unable to control his emotions any longer, he rushed out of the courtyard and walked in the darkness, weeping bitterly. In the courtyard of the high priest, Anna questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.Jesus answered, "I have always spoken plainly to the world, and I have often taught in synagogues and temples, where the Jews gather; and I have not spoken in secret. Why do you ask me; ask those who hear people, what I say to them, and what I say, they know." When Jesus said this, an officer standing by him hit him with the palm of his hand and said, "Is that how you answer the high priest?" Jesus said, "If what I said is wrong, you can correct it; if what I said is right, Why did you hit me again?" Anna could not take Jesus, so she brought him back to Caiaphas, still bound. At Caiaphas, the scribes and elders were getting impatient.As soon as Jesus arrived, they began his trial.They tried to find testimony against Jesus in order to put him to death, but they couldn't find any decent evidence.Because there are many people who testify falsely, they are inconsistent, and they are self-defeating.Some people stood up and told him falsely, "We heard him say, I will tear down this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands." The high priest stood up and stood in the middle, and asked Jesus He said, "Aren't you answering anything? What are these people testifying against you?" But Jesus said nothing, and didn't answer a word. The high priest asked him again, "As the living God I call you, tell us, are you the Christ, the Son of God?" Jesus said, "You are right. Then if I told you, you would not believe me; if I asked you, you would not answer. From now on, the Son of Man will sit at the right hand of the mighty God, and come on the clouds of heaven ." The high priest tore his clothes and said, "He has spoken blasphemy. Why should we use witnesses? You have heard the blasphemy now. What do you think?" When all the people present heard the high priest's question, they shouted together: "He deserves to die." They rushed up, spat on Jesus' face, beat him with their fists, and some with their palms, saying, "Christ, you A prophet, tell us who hit you?" When morning came, the chief priests and the elders of the people concurred that Jesus should be put to death, and they bound him and delivered him to the governor Pilate. At this time, Judas, who betrayed Jesus, saw that Jesus had been condemned to death, and suddenly his conscience realized that he was very remorseful, so he took back the thirty yuan and gave it to the chief priests and elders, saying, "I betrayed the blood of innocent people. guilty." They said, "What business is that to us? Take it upon yourself!" So Judas threw the money into the temple, ran out and hanged himself. The chief priests took up the money and said, "This is the price of blood; do not put it in the treasury." They discussed together, and with the money they bought a field from the potter's house, in order to bury the stranger.Ruan Yi said that field is still called "Blood Field" to this day.This is in response to the words of the prophet Neremiah, who said, "They bought a field of the kiln household for the thirty pieces of silver, which is the estimated price of the people of Israel, according to the which the Lord has commanded me." (Matthew 27) Sentenced to death They led Jesus away from Caiaphas to the gate of the palace. It was still early, but they themselves did not enter the gate of the palace, lest they be polluted and not be able to eat the Passover. Pilate came out of the praetorium and went to them and said, "What are you suing this man for?" They answered, "If this man had not been an evildoer, we would not have to hand him over to you." Rado said, "Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law." The Jews said, "We have no right to kill." This would fulfill what Jesus said about how he would die. Hearing those Judahs accuse Jesus repeatedly, saying, "We saw this man seduce the people, encourage tax resistance to Caesar, and claim that he is the Christ and the king." Pilate then entered the yamen, called Jesus over, and asked him, "" Are you the king of the people of Judah?" Jesus answered, "Did you say this yourself, or did others tell you about me?" Pilate said, "I am not a Jew. Your people and the chief priests handed you over to me. Who are you and what caused them to do this?" Jesus replied, "My kingdom is not of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have fought so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but my kingdom is not of this world." Pilate said to Jesus again, "So you are a king?" Jesus replied, "You say that I am a king. For this I was born; for this I came into the world, to bear witness to the truth; and all who belong to the truth listen to my words." Pilate said, "What is truth?" After saying this, he went to the chief priests and the crowd and said, "I can find no fault in this man." (John 18) But those people became more panicked and said : "He stirred up the people, and preached throughout Judea, from Galilee to this place." When Pilate heard this, he asked, "Is this man from Galilee?" Knowing that Jesus belonged to Herod, he sent him to Herod. Herod was in Jerusalem at that time, and when he saw Jesus, he was very happy, because he had heard about him, and he longed to see him, and he hoped to see him perform a miracle. So he asked him a lot of work, but Jesus didn't answer a word. The chief priests and scribes stood up and tried to frame him.Herod and his soldiers despised Jesus, mocked him, dressed him in rich clothes, and sent him back to Pilate.Herod and Pilate, who had been enemies before, became friends on that day. Pilate sent the chief priests, the government, and the people together, and he said to them, "Bring this man to me, saying that he is a seducer to the people. Behold, I will try him before you about what you have accused him of. , and found no crime in him, even Herod, so I sent him back, and it was evident that he had committed no crime; for this reason, I will beat him and let him go." All the people shouted together, "Get rid of this man! Release Barabbas to us!" (Luke 23). It turned out that the governor had a custom to release a prisoner to them whenever the people wanted.Barabbas, whom the crowd demanded to be released, was a robber who had been captured with the rebels.During the rebellion, he once killed people. Pilate asked repeatedly: "Do you want me to release the Lord of the Jews to you?" He knew that the chief priests had released Jesus because of jealousy, and he was unwilling to deal with him.In addition, when he was judging Jesus, his wife sent a message to him: "You have nothing to do with the righteous man's affairs; because I suffered a lot for him in a dream today." Killed Jesus. Helplessly, the chief priests and elders instigated the crowd to demand the release of Barabbas and the destruction of Jesus.They even said directly to Pilate, "If you release this man, you are not a loyal subject of Caesar. Anyone who makes himself a king has betrayed Caesar." (John 19) Pilate heard this, So they brought Jesus out, and came to a place called Pavement Stone, or Ebadah in Hebrew, and there he sat in church. It was about noon on the day of preparing for the Passover, and Pilate said to the Jews, "Behold, here is your king." And they cried out, "Away with him, away with him! Crucify him." !" Pilate said, "Shall I crucify your king?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar." Pilate turned back to Jesus again and said, "Where did you come from? Don't you speak to me? Don't you know that I have the authority to release you and to crucify you?" Jesus replied, "If it had not been given to you from above, you would have no authority for me, so the one who handed me over to you sinned even more." (John 19:10-12) Pilate saw that Unable to persuade the crowd, and afraid of chaos, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this righteous man's blood. Take it upon yourself!" They all answered, "His blood be on us and on our children." So Pilate released Barabbas to them, and having Jesus scourged, he handed him over to be crucified. (Matthew 27:2426) The governor's soldiers took Jesus into the yamen and called the whole battalion to gather around him.They undressed him, and put on a scarlet robe; they wove a crown of thorns, and put it on his head; they put a reed in his right hand, and kneeling before him, mocked him, saying, "Congratulations, Jew O king!" He spat on his face again, and struck him on the head with the reed.When the teasing was over, they stripped him of his robe, put on his own clothes, and led him out to be crucified. (Big 27:27-31) martyrdom cross The place where Jesus was crucified was Calvary on the north side of Jerusalem. "Golgotha" means "skull", not only because the mountain looks like a skull from a distance, but also because this is the execution ground where Rome suppressed and executed the Jews.The death penalty of crucifixion was applied to aliens under Roman rule, not to Romans.This is the cruelest form of execution. People who are crucified will die after suffering for a long time, and it has the purpose of showing the public. According to regulations, those who are sentenced to be crucified must carry the cross on their own and walk to the execution ground under the escort of soldiers.But Jesus was beaten and tortured many times, and he was exhausted physically and mentally.The Roman soldiers seized a Cyreneian named Simon who had come from the countryside, and forced him to carry the cross for Jesus to Mount Calvary.This Simon was Luhan's father, and later their whole family became disciples of Jesus. Many people followed Jesus on the road to Calvary, and many women were among them, and the women wept bitterly for him.Jesus turned to them and said, "Women of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but for yourself and for your children. For the days are coming when people will say, 'Whoever is barren and who has not conceived, who has not nursed a baby , blessed! Then they will say to the mountain, "Fall on me!" and say to the hill, "Cover us! If these things are done on the tree that has water, what will happen to the tree that is dry?" (Lu 23:26-32) People would not have understood at the time that Jesus' words "the days are coming" were referring to the disaster that would come to Jerusalem in AD 70.The Jewish nation is already like a dead tree, which can no longer withstand the ravages and devastation of the Romans. Many people who knew Jesus well, as well as women who followed him from Galilee, also followed him to the foot of the cross.Among them were Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, the mother of James the Younger and Joses, the mother of the two sons of Zebedee, and Salome. Among Jesus' disciples, John was the only one who followed to the foot of the cross. (John 19:25-28) When they arrived at the execution ground, the soldiers gave Jesus to drink wine mixed with gall and myrrh. Jesus tasted it and refused to drink any more. He would rather drink it from the hand of his father soberly for the redemption of mankind. The bitter cup that I took, and I do not want to drink the anesthetic that can reduce the pain of being crucified.The soldiers crucified Jesus, along with two thieves, one on his left and one on his right. (Matthew 27:33-39) Pilate used a sign to write a title on Jesus' head, which read "Jesus of Nazareth, Lord of the Jews." Many Jews read this title, Because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Roman, and Greek.The chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write about the Lord of the Jews, but write about himself saying that I am the Lord of the Jews." Pilate said, "What I have written, I have written. There is no more changed." (John 19:19-23) When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, one for each soldier; It turned out that there was no seam, and it was woven one piece at a time, so it was not easy to tear it apart, so they said to each other, "Let's not tear it apart, but cast lots and see who gets it." This is what the scriptures of fulfillment say: "They分了我的外衣，为我的里衣拈阄。"兵丁果然作了这件事（约19：23一24）耶稣的母亲马利亚站在十字架下，此时心如刀绞，悲痛万分。 耶稣看见他所爱的门徒约翰也站在十字架下，便决定将自己的母亲托付给他。他对母亲说："母亲，看你的儿子！"又对那门徒说："看你的母亲！"从此，约翰便将马利亚接到自己的家中，当作亲娘一样地服侍。（约19：26一28）那些前来观看和路过的百姓们，有人讥诮耶稣说："你这样拆毁圣殿，三日又建立起来的，可以救自己吧！你如果是上帝的儿子，就从十字架上下来吧！" 祭司长和文士并长老也是这样戏弄他，说："他救了别人，不能救他自己。他是以色列的主，现在可以从十字架上下来、我们就信他。他倚靠上帝，上帝若是喜悦他，现在就可以救他，因为他自己曾经说：我是上帝的儿子。"（可15：29一32）耶稣并不理会那些人物的讥讽，兀自在那里为钉他上十字架的兵丁祈祷说："父啊，赦免他们。因为他们所作的，他们不晓得。" 同钉的两个犯人，有一个听见了，就又讥讽他说："你不是基督吗？可以救自己和我们吧！" 另一个犯人听了后责备他说："你既是一样受刑的，还不怕上帝吗？我们是应该的，因为我们所受的与我们所作的相称，但这个人没有作过一件不好的事。"说罢，就求耶稣说："耶稣啊，你得国降临的时候，求你记念我！" 耶稣对他说："我实在告诉你，今日你要同我在乐园里了。" （路23：37一42） 耶稣之死 从正午到申初，也就是从中午十二点到下午三点，日头变黑，遍地都黑暗了。申初时，耶稣被钉挂在十字架上已经六个小时，他大声喊着说："以利，以利，拉马撒巴各大尼？"意思是说，"我的神，我的神！为什么离弃我？"站在那里的人，有的听见就说："这个人呼叫以利亚呢！" 这时，正是耶路撒冷圣殿里为准备逾越节筵席宰杀羔羊的时刻。（马27：45一48）耶稣知道各样的事都已成了，为要使经上的话应验，就说："我渴了。"有一个器皿盛满了醋放在那里，他们就拿海绒蘸满了醋绑在牛膝草上，送到他口边，说："且等着，看以利亚来救他不来。"耶稣尝了那醋，就说："成了！"这就是说，上帝救赎人类的事已大功告成。说了这话，气就断了。（约19：28一30）就在耶稣断气的那一瞬间，圣殿里的慢子从上到下裂为两半。 大地震动，磐石也崩裂。坟墓也开了，圣徒的身体，多半又都站立起来，到耶稣复活后，他们从坟墓里出来，进了圣城，向许多人显现。 百夫长和一同看守耶稣的人看见地震和所经历的事，就极其害怕，说："这个人真的是上帝的儿子了！"聚集观看的众人见了这所成的事都捶着胸回去了，还有一切与耶稣熟识的人和从加利利跟着他来的妇女们，都远远地站着看这些事。（马27：51一56；路23：44一49）犹太人因为这回是预备日，又因那安息日是个大日，为促使耶稣等人迅速死亡，就求彼拉多叫人打断他们的腿，把他们拿去，免得尸首安息日还留在十字架上。 彼拉多的兵丁们来了，他们打断了那两个强盗的腿，轮到耶稣时，见他已经死了，就不打断他的腿，惟有一个士兵拿枪扎他的肋旁，随即有血和水流出来。 看见这件事的那个人就作见证，他的见证也是真的，并且他知道自己所说的是真的，叫大家也可以相信，这些事成了，是为要应验经上的话说："他的骨头一根也不可拆断"，经上又有一句说，"他们要仰望自己所扎的人。"（约19：31一37）有一个人名叫约瑟，是个义人，为人善良，众人所谋所为，他并没有附从，他本是犹太亚利马太城里的人，这个人暗地里作了耶稣的门徒。 当晚，约瑟来到彼拉多跟前，放胆要求把耶稣的身体给他去掩埋，彼拉多允准了他，他就把耶稣的身体领去了；又有一个叫尼哥底母的，就是先前在夜里悄悄拜访耶稣的那位，带了没药和沉香来。他们就照犹太人殡葬的规矩，把耶稣的身体用细麻布加上香料裹好了，放在园中的一座新坟墓里，这个园子离刑场很近，那石棺是约瑟自己凿在磐石里的，安置好耶稣的身体，他们便滚过一个石头来封住墓门，然后回家去了。（约19：38一42）那些从加利利和耶稣同来的妇女跟在约瑟的身后，看见了坟墓和耶稣的身体安放的情景，然后也回家去预备了香膏和香料，因为那日是安息日，他们便都遵守诫命安息了。 次日，就是预备日的第二天，祭司长和法利赛人聚集来见彼拉多，说："大人，我们记得那诱惑人的人还活着的时候，曾说，三日后我要复活，因此，就请您吩咐人将坟墓把守妥当免得到了第三日，他的门徒们来把他偷了去，就告诉百姓说，他从死里复活了，这样的话，那后来的迷惑比先前的反而更加厉害了。" 彼拉多说："你们有看守的兵，去吧，尽你们所能把守妥当就是了。" 祭司长和法利赛人就带着看守的兵一同去到耶稣的坟头，封了石头，将坟墓把守妥当。 后来，耶稣从死里复活之后，祭司长就贿赂兵丁，教他们说："夜间我们睡着时，他的门徒把他偷去了。"（太27：62一66；28：1一15） 基督复活 过了安息日，抹大拉的马利亚，小雅各和约西的母亲马利亚，撒罗米、约亚拿等几个妇女，买了香膏要去膏耶稣的身体。（路24：10）七日的第一日清早，出太阳的时候，他们来到坟墓那里，彼此说："谁替我们把石头从墓门滚开呢？"忽然，地大震动，因为有主的使者从天上下来，把石头滚开，坐在上面。他的像貌如同闪电，衣服洁白如雪。看守坟墓的人因为他的突然出现吓的浑身乱颤，几乎和死人一样。 天使对妇女们说："不要害怕！我知道你们是在寻找那钉十字架的耶稣。他不在这里，照他所说的，已经复活了。你们来看安放主的地方，快去告诉他的门徒，说他从死里复活了，并且在你们之前先往加利利去，在那里你们要见他。看那，我已经告诉你们了。" 听了天使的话，那几个妇女就急忙离开坟墓，一路上又是害怕，又是大大地欢喜，跑去要报给他的门徒。（马28：1一9）妇女们从墓地到来，跑到耶稣的门徒西门彼得和约翰那里，将所遇见的事情一一告诉了他们。他们开始并不相信。妇女们着急，要他们自己去看。于是彼得和约翰便站起来往坟墓那里跑去。两个人一道跑，约翰比彼得跑得更快，先到了坟墓，低头往里看，就见细麻布还放在那里，只是他人没有进去。西门彼得随后也到了，他进坟墓里去，也看见细麻布还放在那里，又看见耶稣的裹头巾没有和细麻布放在一处，是另在一处卷着，便回身招呼约翰，约翰也进去了，于是二人都相信了妇女们所说的话。但是他们还不甚明白圣经的意思，就是"耶稣必要从死里复活"这句话的意思。 两个门徒便回自己的住处去了。（约20：1一10）人人都走了，只剩下抹大拉的马利亚一个人站在坟墓外面哭。 她一边哭着，低头往坟墓里看，就见两个天使，穿着白衣，在安放耶稣身体的地方坐着，一个在头，一个在脚。 天使对马利亚说："妇人，你为什么哭？"他说，"因为有人把我主挪了去，我不知道放在那里。"说着这话，就转过身来，看见耶稣站在那里，但当时马利亚并不知道他就是耶稣。 耶稣问马利亚："妇人，为什么哭？你找谁呢？"马利亚认为是看园的，就对他说："先生，若是你把他移了去，请告诉我，你把他放在那里了？我要去取他的身体来重新掩埋。" 耶稣轻轻他说："马利亚啊！" 马利亚凭这熟悉的召唤就回转身来，用希伯来语对他说："拉波尼（就是先生的意思）。"她已经知道他是谁了，她又惊又喜地向他伸出手去。 耶稣说："不要摸我，因我还要升上去见我的父亲。你往我弟兄那里去吧，告诉他们说，我要升上去见我的父亲，也是你们的父亲；见我的神，也是你们的神。" 抹大拉的马利亚立即离开墓地前去告诉耶稣的门徒说："我已经看见了主。"她又将主对她说的话告诉了他们。（约20：1一19） 基督显现 耶稣从死里复活的当天，便开始接连不断地向人们显现。 早晨，他向九个从加利利来的妇女显现，她们正奉天使的命去通知那稣的门徒。在回去的路上，耶稣突然出现，对那几个妇人说："愿你们平安！"那几个妇女正在议论着耶稣身体不见了的事。她们听到他问安，便上前抱住他的脚，向他礼拜。耶稣对他们说："不要害怕！你们去告诉我的弟兄，叫他们往加利利去，在那里一定会见得到我。"（马28：8一10）下午，耶稣的两个信徒正往一个村子走去，这个村子名叫以马件斯，离耶路撤冷约有二十五里。他们一边走一边谈论着所遇见的一切事情，正谈论着，耶稣亲自就近他们，和他们同行，只是他们的眼睛迷糊了，尚不认识他。 耶稣对他们说："你们刚才谈论的是什么事呢？" 他们就站住，脸上带着愁容。二人中有一个名叫革流巴的回答说："你在耶路撤冷作客，还不知道这几天在那里出的事吗？" 耶稣假装什么也不知道，问："什么事呢？" 他们就详详细细地告诉他说："就是拿撒勒人耶稣的事。他是个先知，在上帝和众百姓面前，说话行事都有大能。祭司长和官府竟把他解去，定了死罪，钉在十字架上。 "我们素来所盼望要赎以色列民的，就是他啊！这事成就到现在已经三天了。我们中间有几个妇女说的使我们惊奇。 "她们清早到了坟墓那里，不见他的身体，就回来告诉我们说看见了天使显现。她们说，他活了。又有我们的弟兄中几个人往坟墓那里去，所遇见的，正如妇女们所说的，只是没有看见他。" 耶稣对他们说："无知的人那，先知所说的一切话，你们的心信得大迟钝了。基督这样受害，又进入他的荣耀，岂不是应当的吗？" 于是耶稣从摩西和众先知起，凡经上所指着自己的话，都一一给他们讲解明白了。 将近他们所要到的村子，那人好象还要往前行，他们便挽留他说："时候晚了，日头已经平西了，请你同我们住下吧！"那人就进去，要同他们住下。 到了坐席的时候，那人拿起饼来，祝谢了，掰开，递给他们。 他们的眼睛明亮了，这才认出他来。这时耶稣就不见了。他们彼此议论："在路上，他和我们说话，给我们讲解圣经的时候，我们的心岂不是火热的吗？" 革流巴二人当即赶往耶路撒冷，去找耶稣的十一个使徒，要向他们述说刚才发生的这件事。 那日，正是十一个使徒和他们的同道聚集在一处，因革流巴二人来是要与他们说有关耶稣的事，大家害怕祭司长的人来找麻烦，便把门关紧，放低了嗓子说话。 革流巴低声说："主果然复活了，已经显现给西门看了。"两个人就把路上所遇见和掰饼的时候怎么被他们认出来的事，都说了一遍。 正说这话的时候，耶稣亲自站在他们当中，说："愿你们平安！" 使徒们一下子看见耶稣出现在那里，便惊慌害怕起来，以为所看见的是魂。 耶稣说："你们为什么愁烦？为什么心里起疑念呢？你们看我的手，我的脚，就知道实在是我了。摸我看看，魂无骨无肉，你们看，我是有的。"说了这话，就把手和脚给他们看。 他们正喜得不敢信，大大地感到希奇，耶稣就说："你们这里有什么吃的没有？"他们便给他一片烧鱼。他接过来，在他们面前吃了。 耶稣对他们说："这就是我从前与你们同在之时所告诉你们的话说：摩西的律法、先知的书信和诗篇上所记的，凡指着我的话，都必须应验。" 于是耶稣开他们的心窍，使他们能明白圣经。又对他们说："照经上所写的，基督必受害，第三日从死里复活，并且人要奉他的名，传悔改、赦罪的道，从耶路撒冷起直传到万邦。你们就是这些事的见证。"（路24：13一48）耶稣又对他们说："父亲怎样差遣了我，我也照样差遣你们。" 说了这话，就向他们吹一口气，说："你们受了圣灵。你们赦免谁的罪，谁的罪就赦免了；你们留下谁的罪，谁的罪就留下了。" 那十二个门徒中，有称为低士马的多马，耶稣来的时候，他没有和他们同在。那些门徒就对他说："我们已经看见主了。"多马却说："我非看见他手上的钉痕，用指头探人那钉痕，又用手探入他的肋旁，我总不信。" 过了八日，门徒又在屋里，多马也和他们同在，门都关了。耶稣来站在当中说："愿你们平安！"就对多马说："伸过你的指头来，摸我的手；伸出你的手来，探人我的肋旁。不要疑惑，总要信。" 多马照耶稣的吩咐做了，他才确信无疑是真的，便拜道："我的主，我的上帝！" 耶稣对他说："你是因为看见了我才相信；那没有看见就信的有福了。" 耶稣又在门徒面前行了许多神迹，目的是要叫门徒们坚信他就是基督，是上帝的儿子，并且要叫门徒们信了他，就可以因他的名得着生命。（约20：21一31） 基督升天 这些事以后，耶稣在提比哩亚海边又向门徒显现。 当时，西门彼得和称为低士马的多马，加利利的迦拿人拿但业，还有西庇大的两个儿子，又有两个门徒，都在一处。西门彼得对他们说："我打鱼去了。"他们说："我们也和你同去。"他们就此去，上了船，那一夜并没有打着什么。 天快亮的时候，耶稣站在岸上，门徒们都不知道他就是耶稣。 耶稣就对他们说："小子，你们有吃的没有？"他们回答说："没有。" 耶稣说："你们把网撒在船的右边，就必然会得着。"他们便照着他的话撒下网去，居然拉不上来了，因为鱼大多了。这一幕与当初耶稣在海边呼召他们的那一幕何等相似！耶稣最爱的门徒约翰一下子醒悟过来，他对彼得说："是主！" 那时彼得赤着身子，一听见是主，就束上一件外衣，跳在海里，迅速向岸边游去。 其余的门徒，就在小船上把那网鱼拉过来。他们上了岸，就看见那里有炭火，上面有鱼，又有饼。这是复活之主，亲手为他的门徒们预备的一顿早饭。 耶稣对他们说："把刚才打的鱼拿几条来。"西门彼得就去，把网拉到岸上，那网装满了大鱼，共一百五十三条。鱼虽这样多，网却没有破。 耶稣说："你们来吃早饭。"门徒中没有一个敢问他："你是谁"，因为知道这就是主。耶稣就来拿饼和鱼分给他们。 耶稣从死里复活后向门徒显现，这是第三次。 他们吃完了早饭，耶稣对西门彼得说："约翰的儿子西门，你爱我比这些人更深吗？"耶稣所说的"这些人"是指他的门徒。 彼得曾经夸口"众人虽然为你的缘故跌倒，我却永不跌倒。" 谁知却偏就是他三次不认主。在经历了软弱失败之后，彼得此时已有自知之明，他说："主啊，是的，你知道我爱你。"耶稣便对他说："你喂养我的小羊。" 耶稣第二次又对彼得说："约翰的儿子西门，你爱我吗？"彼得说："主啊，是的，你知道我爱你。"耶稣说："你牧养我的羊。" 第三次耶稣又对彼得说："约翰的儿子西门，你爱我吗？"这使彼得感到很伤心。他说："主啊，你是无所不知的，你知道我爱你。" 耶稣说："你喂养我的羊。我实实在在地告诉你：你年少的时候，自己束上带子，随意往来；但年老的时候，你要伸出手来，别人要把你束上，带你到不愿意去的地方。"耶稣说这话，是指着彼得要怎样死，荣耀上帝。说了这话，就对他说："你跟从我吧！" 这是耶稣对一个曾经软弱、曾经失败、曾经三次不认主的门徒的第二次呼召。加利利海滨第一次呼召时，耶稣说："你要得人如鱼了。"而现在，耶稣将牧养和喂养羊群的重任托付给他，也就是封他为牧首。 彼得转过身来，看见耶稣所爱的那一个门徒一直跟着他们，就是在最后的晚餐时以头靠着耶稣的胸膛问他："主啊，卖你的是谁"的约翰。彼得看见他，就问耶稣说："主啊，这人将来如何？" 耶稣对他说："我若要他等到我来的时候，与你何干？你跟从我吧！" 于是，这话传在弟兄中间，说那门徒不死。其实，耶稣不是说他不死，乃是说：我若要他等到我来的时候，与你何干呢？（约21：1一24）后来，十一个门徒往加利利去，到了耶稣约定的山上，他们见了耶稣就拜他。耶稣近前来，对他们说："天上地下所有的权柄都赐给我了。所以，你们要去使万民作我的门徒，奉父、子，圣灵的名给他们施洗。凡我所吩咐你们的，都教训他们遵守，我就常与你们同在，直到世界的未了。"（马28：16一20）耶稣又对他们说："你们在普天下去，传福音给万民听。信而受洗的必然得救，不信的必被定罪。信的人必有神迹随着他们，就是：奉我的名赶鬼，说新方言，手能拿蛇；若喝了什么毒物，也必不受害；手按病人，病人就必好了。"（可16：15-18）最后，耶稣说："我要将我父所应许的降在你们身上，你们要在城里等候，直到你们领受从上头来的能力。" 门徒按主耶稣的吩咐，回到耶路撒冷等候圣灵降临。就在五旬节前十天左右，耶稣领他们到伯大尼对面的橄榄山上，举手给他们祝福。正祝福的时候，他就离开他们，被一朵彩云接到天上去了。（路24：49一53；使1：4一5）门徒们还在那里定睛望着天空，天使对他们说："加利利人哪，你们为什么站着望天？这离开你们被接升天的耶稣，你们见他怎样往天上去，他还要怎样来。"（使1：9一11）门徒们听了天使的话，便大大地欢喜，高高兴兴地回到耶路撒冷去，常在殿里称颂上帝。 到了五旬节时，也就是主耶稣受死的逾越节后第七个礼拜，圣灵降在门徒身上。他们就大有能力，见证被钉在十字架上的拿撒勒人耶稣已经从死复活，上帝已经立他为主，为基督了。