Matthew 27
27. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and
gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
28. And they stripped him, and
put on him a scarlet robe.
29. And when they had platted a crown of thorns,
they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee
before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
30. And they spit
upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
31. And after that
they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on
him, and led him away to crucify him.
32. And as they came out, they found a
man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
33. And
when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a
skull,
34. They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had
tasted thereof, he would not drink.
35. And they crucified him, and parted
his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the
prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast
lots.
36. And sitting down they watched him there;
37. And set up over his
head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE
JEWS.
38. Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the
right hand, and another on the left.
39. And they that passed by reviled him,
wagging their heads,
40. And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and
buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down
from the cross.
41. Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the
scribes and elders, said,
42. He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he
be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe
him.
43. He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for
he said, I am the Son of God.
44. The thieves also, which were crucified with
him, cast the same in his teeth.
45. Now from the sixth hour there was
darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
46. And about the ninth hour
Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to
say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
47. Some of them that stood
there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
48. And
straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and
put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
49. The rest said, Let be, let us
see whether Elias will come to save him.
50. Jesus, when he had cried again
with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
51. And, behold, the veil of the
temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake,
and the rocks rent;
52. And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the
saints which slept arose,
53. And came out of the graves after his
resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
54. Now
when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the
earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
Our Lord was tormented...mocked...scourged....laughed at....flogged....yet,
He never said a word. How much could you take? What makes you upset and say
things you don't mean? He took a lot. An awful lot...for me and you. And yet He
never said a word. The Bible says to let our nay be nay and our yes be yes...and
to let nothing else proceed out of our mouths, for we will be held accountable
for every word we speak. Would we have been one of those in the crowd that
jeered? Would we be the first to run tell "so and so?" Was there ever a time
when we we were hurt and never said a word? Doubtful! This is part of what is
meant by TRULY HE WAS THE SON OF GOD.
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