Evidence E:
The crucifixion

Jesus dies so that through him, we can dance back into a relationship with God. Do you know his love?

³²Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed. ³³When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals – one on his right, the other on his left. ³⁴Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’c And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

³⁵The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, ‘He saved others; let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.’

³⁶The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar ³⁷and said, ‘If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.’

³⁸There was a written notice above him, which read: this is the king of the jews.

³⁹One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: ‘Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!’

⁴⁰But the other criminal rebuked him. ‘Don’t you fear God,’ he said, ‘since you are under the same sentence? ⁴¹We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.’

⁴²Then he said, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom. d ’

⁴³Jesus answered him, ‘Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.’

The death of Jesus

⁴⁴It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, ⁴⁵for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. ⁴⁶Jesus called out with a loud voice, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’e When he had said this, he breathed his last.

⁴⁷The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God and said, ‘Surely this was a righteous man.’ ⁴⁸When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts and went away. ⁴⁹But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.

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