He Was Pierced for Our Transgressions

Jesus the Great High Priest

¹⁴ Since then we have ^(A)a great high priest ^(B)who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, ^(C)let us hold fast our confession. ¹⁵ For we do not have a high priest ^(D)who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been ^(E)tempted as we are, ^(F)yet without sin. ^16 (G)Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

⁷ In the days of his flesh, ^(A)Jesus^[a] offered up prayers and supplications, ^(B)with loud cries and tears, to him ^(C)who was able to save him from death, and ^(D)he was heard because of his reverence. ⁸ Although ^(E)he was a son, ^(F)he learned obedience through what he suffered. ⁹ And ^(G)being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

The Crucifixion

^21 (A)And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. ^22 (B)And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull). ²³ And they offered him wine mixed with ^(C)myrrh, but he did not take it. ²⁴ And they crucified him and ^(D)divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take. ²⁵ And ^(E)it was the third hour^[a] when they crucified him. ²⁶ And the inscription of the charge against him read, ^(F)“The King of the Jews.” ²⁷ And with him they crucified two ^(G)robbers, ^(H)one on his right and one on his left.^{[b] 29} And ^(I)those who passed by derided him, ^(J)wagging their heads and saying, ^(K)“Aha! ^(L)You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, ³⁰ save yourself, and come down from the cross!” ³¹ So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, ^(M)“He saved others; ^(N)he cannot save himself. ³² Let ^(O)the Christ, ^(P)the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may ^(Q)see and believe.” ^(R)Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.

The Death of Jesus

³³ And when the sixth hour^[c] had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.^{[d] 34} And at the ninth hour Jesus ^(S)cried with a loud voice, ^(T)“Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ³⁵ And some of the bystanders hearing it said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.” ³⁶ And someone ran and filled a sponge with ^(U)sour wine, put it on a reed ^(V)and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.” ³⁷ And Jesus ^(W)uttered a loud cry and ^(X)breathed his last. ³⁸ And ^(Y)the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. ^39 (Z)And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he^[e] breathed his last, he said, ^(AA)“Truly this man was the Son^[f] of God!”