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The Things Which He Suffered
October 28, 2012
Jesus offered Himself for all sins, one time for all time. In the process, He suffered severely through dreadful anticipation, betrayal by a close follower, abandonment by His friends, a mock trial with false witnesses, intense inquisition by a king and a governor, crowning with thorns, being spit upon and mocked, being struck, being severely scourged (beaten painfully with whips, almost to death), being false accused of the crime of trying to overthrow the Roman emperor, being made to carry His cross, being nailed hands and feet to the cross, and dying while religious leaders passed by in derision. This, He did for us.
Bernie Parsons
The Things Which He Suffered
by Bernie Parsons
Presented to Globe church of Christ on 10-28-2012
Presented to Load church of Christ on 11-04-2012
We last studied that Jesus willingly sacrificed His life for us, and gave
His blood to take away our sins.
Hebrews 5:8 "Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things
which he suffered;"
The apostle Peter testifies that Jesus suffered.
1 Peter 3:18 "For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the
unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but
quickened by the Spirit:"
1 Peter 4:1 "Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm
yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the
flesh hath ceased from sin;"
The Greek word translated into English as suffer indicates that something is
happening to someone. The context refers to Christ’s pain and mistreatment.
How did He suffer for us?
The elite Jewish leaders referred to Him as having a devil, and sought to
kill Him.
John 7:19 "Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the
law? Why go ye about to kill me?
20 The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill
thee?"
John 8:48 "Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that
thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
49 Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do
dishonour me."
With the accusations came the urge to kill Jesus, the Christ, the son of the
Almighty God.
John 8:58 "Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before
Abraham was, I am.
59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went
out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by."
Luke 4:28 "And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were
filled with wrath,
29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of
the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down
headlong.
30 But he passing through the midst of them went his way,"
Matthew 12:14 "Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him,
how they might destroy him.
15 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great
multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
16 And charged them that they should not make him known:"
Jesus was betrayed by a follower, and taken by an angry and armed mob under
cover of darkness, like a criminal.
Matthew 26:47 "And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came,
and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief
priests and elders of the people.
48 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall
kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.
50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they,
and laid hands on Jesus, and took him."
Matthew 26:55 "In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come
out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily
with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me."
He was falsely accused by the Jewish leadership, and was mocked and shamed
by them.
Matthew 26:57 "And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas
the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled."
Matthew 26:59 "Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council,
sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
60 But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they
none. At the last came two false witnesses,
61 And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and
to build it in three days.
62 And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing?
what is it which these witness against thee?
63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him,
I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the
Christ, the Son of God.
64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you,
Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power,
and coming in the clouds of heaven.
65 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy;
what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his
blasphemy.
66 What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
67 Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him
with the palms of their hands,
68 Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?"
He was turned over to the Romans without cause, under false accusation.
Matthew 27:1 "When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of
the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
2 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to
Pontius Pilate the governor."
Matthew 27:11 "And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked
him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou
sayest.
12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered
nothing."
Matthew 27:22 "Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which
is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
23 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out
the more, saying, Let him be crucified."
Betrayed by the Jewish leadership, He was crucified by the Roman
authorities.
Matthew 27:26 "Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged
Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
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."
John 19:17 “And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the
place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
18 Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and
Jesus in the midst.
19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was,
JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS."
Matthew 27:39 "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."
John 19:28 "After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished,
that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
29 Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with
vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.
30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished:
and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost."
