According to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, who was compelled by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus as he was taken to his crucifixion?
"(""Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit""), and , (""It is finished""). Further differences can be found in the Gospels as to whether Jesus carried his own cross or not. In the Gospels of Matthew, Luke and Mark, Jesus receives assistance from Simon of Cyrene, whereas in the Gospel of John Jesus carries the cross by himself. Matthew 27 Matthew 27 is the 27th chapter in the Gospel of Matthew, part of the New Testament. It can be divided into the following subsections: Matthew describes the trial, crucifixion and burial of Jesus. Jesus is taken to Pontius Pilate, the"
"him crucified. Luke has no account of the soldiers beating Jesus. On the way to their final destination the soldiers force a man passing by, Simon of Cyrene, to carry Jesus' cross for him, though Mark does not say why. Cyrene was in North Africa and Simon would have moved from there or would have been visiting. Mark lists his children, Alexander and Rufus. That Mark takes the time to list only their names suggests they might have been Early Christians known to Mark's intended audience. Paul also lists a Rufus in Romans 16:13. Luke has Jesus talking to some"
"Magdalene, Mary mother of James and Joseph, and the unnamed mother of the sons of Zebedee (who may be the same person Mark calls Salome). mentions a group of women watching the crucifixion, but does not give any of their names. lists Mary, mother of Jesus, her sister Mary, wife of Cleopas, and Mary Magdalene as witnesses to the crucifixion. Virtually all reputable historians agree that Jesus really was crucified by the Romans under the orders of Pontius Pilate. Nonetheless, the gospels' accounts of Jesus's crucifixion differ considerably and most secular historians agree that some of the details in the"
", ), while in the Gospel of John () Jesus is made to carry his own cross. The Gospel of Mark gives the names of Simon's children, ""Alexander"" and ""Rufus."" However, the Gospel of Luke refers to Simon carrying the cross ""after"" Jesus, in that it states: ""they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus"". Luke adds that Jesus' female followers follow, mourning his fate, but that he responds by quoting Hosea 10:8. The Synoptic Gospels state that on arrival at"
"received by a great crowd of people. Jesus was arrested and tried by the Sanhedrin. After the trial, Jesus was handed over to Pontius Pilate, who duly tried him again and, at the urging of the people, had him crucified. The New Testament records that Jesus' disciple Judas Iscariot, the Roman governor Pontius Pilate along with Roman forces and the leaders and people of Jerusalem were (to varying degrees) responsible for the death of Jesus. According to the Gospel of Mark, Jesus' crucifixion was authorized by Roman authorities at the insistence of leading Jews (Judeans) from the Sanhedrin. Paul H."
"sources, were offered a choice of whether to have either Barabbas or Jesus released from Roman custody. According to the Synoptic Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, and the account in John, the crowd chose Barabbas to be released and Jesus of Nazareth to be crucified. Pilate is portrayed as reluctantly yielding to the insistence of the crowd. A passage found only in the Gospel of Matthew has the crowd saying (of Jesus), ""Let his blood be upon us and upon our children."" Matthew refers to Barabbas only as a ""notorious prisoner"". Mark and Luke further refer to Barabbas as"
"of his women followers along the way. They arrive at Golgotha, which Mark says means the place of the skull. This was probably an exhausted rock quarry whose remaining rock had been damaged in an earthquake. They offer Jesus wine laced with myrrh to lessen the pain, but he refuses. Mark then simply says they crucified him. They then take his clothes and divide lots to distribute them. People have seen a relationship with this and Psalm 22:18, which John actually quotes as a fulfillment of prophecy. According to Mark, it was the ""third hour"" when Jesus was crucified. This"
"a centurion, and several women who watched from a distance two of whom were present during the burial. Luke is the only gospel writer to omit the detail of sour wine mix that was offered to Jesus on a reed, while only Mark and John describe Joseph actually taking the body down off the cross. There are several details that are only found in one of the gospel accounts. For instance, only Matthew's gospel mentions an earthquake, resurrected saints who went to the city and that Roman soldiers were assigned to guard the tomb, while Mark is the only one"
"""Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews."" Soldiers and passersby mock him about it. Two convicted thieves are crucified along with Jesus. In Matthew and Mark, both thieves mock Jesus. In Luke, one of them rebukes Jesus, while the other defends him. Jesus tells the latter: ""today you will be with me in Paradise"" (Luke 23:43). In John, Mary, the mother of Jesus, and the beloved disciple were at the crucifixion. Jesus tells the beloved disciple to take care of his mother (John 19:26–27). The Roman soldiers break the two thieves' legs (a procedure designed to hasten death in"
"he was on the cross, is also a manifestation of the mercy of God through Jesus, who himself is mocked, humiliated and in pain. Two men were crucified at the same time as Jesus, one on his right hand and one on his left (, , , ), which Mark interprets as fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah . According to Matthew and Mark, respectively, both of the ""thieves"" mocked Jesus (, ); Luke however, mentions that: Jesus promised to this thief that he will be with him in the Paradise, right in front of those who were mocking him."
"(the ""place of a skull""); in Luke's Gospel this journey is recorded with ""several particulars of what happened on the way to Golgotha, omitted in the other Gospels: the great company of people and of women who followed Him; the touching address of Jesus to the women; the last warning of the coming sorrows; the leading of two malefactors with Him"". A man named Simon, from Cyrene, is compelled to carry Jesus' cross. At Golgotha he is offered wine mingled with gall, but does not drink it. The soldiers cast lots for his garments once he is crucified. Those who"
"Holy Lance The Holy Lance, also known as the Lance of Longinus (named after Saint Longinus), the Spear of Destiny, or the Holy Spear, according to the Gospel of John, is the lance that pierced the side of Jesus as he hung on the cross. The lance (Greek: λόγχη, lonkhē) is mentioned in the ""Gospel of John"" (), but not the Synoptic Gospels. The gospel states that the Romans planned to break Jesus' legs, a practice known as ""crurifragium"", which was a method of hastening death during a crucifixion. Just before they did so, they realized that Jesus was already"
"perhaps another relative. Salome was James' and John's mother. The fact the Mark has not explicitly related any of Jesus' interaction with them shows that Mark has left out many of the events of the life of the ""Historical Jesus"" and only related events he deems necessary to make his points about Jesus. John says the soldiers were told to take down the bodies for the Sabbath and broke the other two men's legs but stabbed Jesus with a spear to make sure he was dead. John claims this is eye witness testimony. Evening is approaching and Joseph of Arimathea,"
"as Mark trying to bolster the faith of his audience, perhaps victims of a persecution themselves. Persecution of Christians was rare during the probable writing of the gospel however, except perhaps Nero's in Rome (64-68). They continue on to Jerusalem and Mark records Jesus' third prediction of the Passion: This prediction contains all the elements of the Passon except for the means, crucifixion. James and John ask Jesus to grant them a favor and he asks what it is and they ask to be his left and right hand men. Jesus asks whether they can drink the cup he is"
"would be the third hour of daylight, or about 9:00 AM. John however says Jesus was condemned to death around the sixth hour, or noon. The charge listed on Jesus' cross is ""THE KING OF THE JEWS"" (INRI) According to John, the chief priests complained to Pilate about this but he refused to change the charge. Two robbers were also crucified on each side of him and according to Mark 15, both of them mocked Jesus, even when they were in their processes of death. Luke reports the robbers' conversation with Jesus. People come by and insult Jesus and mock"
"Mark 15 Mark 15 is the fifteenth chapter of the Gospel of Mark in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It continues Jesus' passion, including his trial before Pontius Pilate and then his crucifixion, death and entombment. The New King James Version organises this chapter as follows: It is early in the morning. The Sanhedrin reaches a decision and hands Jesus over to Pontius Pilate. Pilate was the Roman Prefect (governor) of Iudaea Province from 26 to 36, which was the Roman combination of Idumea, Judea and Samaria and did not include Galilee, which was under the jurisdiction of"
"Roman soldiers. The soldiers lead him along the ""Via Dolorosa"" to Calvary, a hill outside the city, to be crucified. The soldiers beat and mock Jesus as he carries his cross, while his followers mourn. Jesus is nailed to the cross, and the soldiers cast lots for his robe (""Cross of Calvary""). Jesus tells his mother, Mary, that the apostle John is now her son. He cries out to God, ""Abba, Father, why have you forsaken me?"" and then gasps, ""it is finished."" Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, religious leaders and secret followers of Jesus, take his body down from"
"Crucifixion of Jesus The crucifixion of Jesus occurred in 1st-century Judea, most likely between AD 30 and 33. Jesus' crucifixion is described in the four canonical gospels, referred to in the New Testament epistles, attested to by other ancient sources, and is established as a historical event confirmed by non-Christian sources, although there is no consensus among historians on the exact details. According to the canonical gospels, Jesus was arrested and tried by the Sanhedrin, and then sentenced by Pontius Pilate to be scourged, and finally crucified by the Romans. Jesus was stripped of his clothing and offered wine mixed"
"Tim 4:11). They all belonged to the Seventy Apostles of Christ (ranked #56, #65, and #14, respectively), who were sent out by Jesus to saturate Judea with the gospel not long before his crucifixion (Luke 10:1ff.). Hippolytus says that Mark the cousin of Barnabas was a leader of the apostolic church and the bishop of Apollonia. (There are three possible sites for this place: one in Greece, one in Thrace, and one in Cyrenaica.) Mark the cousin of Barnabas Mark the cousin of Barnabas is a character mentioned in the New Testament, usually identified with John Mark (and thus with"
"Luke 23 Luke 23 is the twenty-third chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the trial of Jesus Christ before Pontius Pilate, Jesus' meeting with Herod Antipas, and his crucifixion, death and burial. The book containing this chapter is anonymous, but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that Luke composed this Gospel as well as the Acts of the Apostles. The New King James Version organises this chapter as follows (with cross references to parallel sections in the other gospels): The whole Council (, ""hapan to plēthos"") led Jesus to Pontius Pilate,"
"Mark, a lion; St. Matthew writes on a scroll. Eight angels stand on the base of the tympanum with four on each side holding the instruments of the Passion. On the far left, a small figure kneels and supports the column. Two angels stand to the left of Mark and Luke, holding a cross between them. The next angel holds a crown of thorns. The four angels on the right are all standing. The first holds four nails in his right hand and a spear in his left. The next angel holds the jar of vinegar (Gallegan jarro or water-pot)"
"crucified and hung between two convicted thieves. According to some translations of the original Greek, the thieves may have been bandits or Jewish rebels. According to Mark's Gospel, he endured the torment of crucifixion for some six hours from the third hour, at approximately 9 am, until his death at the ninth hour, corresponding to about 3 pm. The soldiers affixed a sign above his head stating ""Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews"" which, according to the Gospel of John, was in three languages, and then divided his garments and casted lots for his seamless robe. According to the"
"Roman rule. Jesus refused to stop preaching his ""gospel"" even though he knew that he was risking crucifixion, the usual Roman penalty for revolutionaries. Jesus called for his followers to take this same risk, ""If a man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it"" (Mark 8:34-35). After his crucifixion, Jesus' cross became a symbol of commitment to establishing the ""kingdom of God"" on earth. Christian deists are committed"
"he was ""at the head"" of the rebels. Both Luke and John say he was a revolutionary. Jesus seems to have already been declared guilty as this seems a choice between releasing two prisoners. Pilate then asks what should be done with Jesus. They say he should be crucified, but Pilate asks what he is guilty of. They still demand he be crucified so Pilate turns Barabbas over to the crowd and has Jesus flogged and then sent out to be crucified. Matthew has Pilate washing his hands and declaring the crowd responsible, which the crowd accepts. For his flogging"
"The delegation received the relic on June 22, 1968. The next day, the delegation celebrated a pontifical liturgy in the Church of Saint Athanasius the Apostolic in Rome. The metropolitans, bishops, and priests of the delegation all served in the liturgy. Members of the Roman papal delegation, Copts who lived in Rome, newspaper and news agency reporters, and many foreign dignitaries attended the liturgy. Mark the Evangelist is most often depicted writing or holding his gospel. In Christian tradition, Mark the Evangelist is symbolized by a lion. Mark the Evangelist attributes are the lion in the desert; he can be"
"was crucified by the order of the Roman Prefect Pontius Pilate. Elements whose historical authenticity is disputed include the two accounts of the Nativity of Jesus, the miraculous events including the resurrection, and certain details about the crucifixion. According to the majority viewpoint the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, collectively referred to as the Synoptic Gospels, are the primary sources of historical information about Jesus and of the religious movement he founded. The fourth gospel, the Gospel of John, differs greatly from the first three gospels. Historians often study the historical reliability of the Acts of the Apostles when"
"of John specifies that it had been Simon Peter who had cut off the ear of Malchus, the servant of Caiaphas, the high priest. Luke adds that Jesus healed the wound. John, Matthew, and Luke state that Jesus criticized the violent act, insisting that they do not resist Jesus' arrest. In Matthew, Jesus made the well known statement ""all who live by the sword, shall die by the sword"". The account in the Gospel of John differs from that of the synoptics: only in John do Roman soldiers help to carry out the arrest. Judas leads the arresting party to"
"additional major initial of the Christmas narrative of Matthew. Bede explains how each of the four Evangelists was represented by their own symbol: Matthew was the man, representing the human Christ; Mark was the lion, symbolising the triumphant Christ of the Resurrection; Luke was the calf, symbolising the sacrificial victim of the Crucifixion; and John was the eagle, symbolising Christ's second coming. A collective term for the symbols of the four Evangelists is the Tetramorphs. Each of the four Evangelists is accompanied by their respective symbol in their miniature portraits in the manuscript. In these portraits, Matthew, Mark, and Luke"
"have been to emphasize Rome's supremacy in crucifying a Jewish king; it is likely, though, that Pilate was offended by the Jewish leaders using him as a and thus compelling him to sentence Jesus to death contrary to his own will. The Gospel of Luke also reports that such questions were asked of Jesus; in Luke's case it being the priests that repeatedly accused him, though Luke states that Jesus remained silent to such inquisition, causing Pilate to hand Jesus over to the jurisdiction of Herod Antipas, namely Galilee which was not part of Roman Judea. Although initially excited with"
"from the cross. In art, taking the body of Jesus is an event known as the Descent from the Cross, and has been the subject of many paintings and works of art. Matthew gives few details about this event. Matthew does not mention the figure of Nicodemus, who helps Joseph in the Gospel of John. Taking Jesus down from the cross would have been the work of more than one person. Brown believes that this verse implies that the body was taken down by the Romans and delivered to Joseph. This verse is a modification of material found at ,"
"facts surrounding Jesus' death, rather than engage in theological reflection. Mark 15:24, Luke 23:33, John 19:18, Matthew 27:35 all share a succinct summary of the crucifixion, in that they all say, ""They crucified Him"". Only Mark and John, give an account of the time of Jesus' death (""The third hour"" in , and the ""sixth hour"" in ), whereas Luke, and Matthew himself do not. There is disagreement between the Gospels as to what the last words of Jesus were. Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34 declares that Jesus' last words were: ""Why have you forsaken me""?, disagreeing with Luke 23:46"
"wrote the Acts of the Apostles as a follow-up volume to his Gospel account, and the two works must be considered as a whole. In Mark, Jesus is crucified along with two rebels, and the sun goes dark or is obscured for three hours. Jesus calls out to God, then gives a shout and dies. The curtain of the Temple is torn in two. Matthew follows Mark, but mentions an earthquake and the resurrection of saints. Luke also follows Mark, although he describes the rebels as common criminals, one of whom defends Jesus, who in turn promises that he (Jesus)"
"to Colossae (Colossians 4:10; Philemon 24. Some, however, think these actually refer to Mark the Cousin of Barnabas), and serving with him in Rome (2 Tim 4:11); from Pentapolis he made his way to Alexandria. When Mark returned to Alexandria, the pagans of the city resented his efforts to turn the Alexandrians away from the worship of their traditional gods. In AD 68, they placed a rope around his neck and dragged him through the streets until he was dead. The Feast of St Mark is observed on April 25 by the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. For those Churches"