I thirst. – John 19:28. Consider what the Savior had suffered so far; and now He was in bodily anguish at the point of death. In prophecy He Himself relates this as follows: “I am poured out like water, and…

Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? – Matthew 27:46. And when the sixth hour was come, at noon, the sun was darkened, and there was a darkness over all the land until the ninth hour, until three o’clock in the afternoon. This…

Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with Me in paradise. – Luke 23:43. One of the malefactors crucified with Jesus continued railing on Him persistently, saying: “If Thou be Christ, save Thyself and us!” But the other…

    But I am a worm and no man, a reproach of men, and despised of the people. All they that see Me laugh Me to scorn; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head saying, He trusted…

The Lord hath been mindful of us. – Psalm 115:12. There stood by the cross of Jesus His mother. It is evident what sword now pierced her soul, as was foretold by Simeon (Luke 2:34‒35). And there stood Mary, the…

If these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out. – Luke 19:40. Pilate wrote a title, a superscription briefly telling what Jesus was accused of, and placed it on the cross above His head. It read thus:…

Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. – Luke 23:34. Two malefactors were also led away with Jesus to be executed. And they brought Jesus to a place called “Calvary,” in Hebrew, “Golgotha,” which, being interpreted, is,…

And they shall mourn for Him as one mourneth for his only son. – Zechariah 12:10. Now the soldiers took off the scarlet mock-robe from Jesus, and put His own raiment on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.…

His blood be on us and on our children! – Matthew 27:25. Pilate, indeed, sought to release Jesus. But the Jews finally cried out: “If thou let this Man go, thou art not Caesar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king…

Crucify Him, crucify Him! – John 19:6. Pilate was sadly mistaken to think that scourging Jesus would satisfy the people. When the chief priests and officers saw Jesus, they cried out: “Crucify Him, crucify Him!” Pilate said to them: “Take…