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Then Jesus came with them to a plot of land called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, 'Stay here while I go over there to pray.' 37He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him. And he began to feel sadness and anguish. 38Then he said to them, 'My soul is sorrowful to the point of death. Wait here and stay awake with me.' 39And going on a little further he fell on his face and prayed. 'My Father,' he said, 'if it is possible, let this cup pass me by. Nevertheless, let it be as you, not I, would have it.'
Gethsemane = Γεθσημανί = gethsēmani Blue Letter Bible an oil press
pray = προσεύχομαι = proseuchomai Blue Letter Bible supplicate; worship; pray earnestly for, make prayer; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon offer prayers, worship or vows
sadness = λυπέω = lypeō Blue Letter Bible to be grieved, to be made sorry, to be sorry, sorrowful; to distress; to make sorrowful; to affect with sadness, cause grief, to throw into sorrow; to grieve, offend; to make one uneasy, cause him a scruple; be in heaviness; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon grieve, vex, whether in body or mind; cause pain or grief; feel pain
anguish = ἀδημονέω = adēmoneō Blue Letter Bible heavy, heaviness; to be much troubled; great distress or anguish, depressed; uncomfortable, as not at home; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon to be sorely troubled or dismayed, be in anguish;
said = λέγω = legō Blue Letter Bible to say, to ask; commanding, or bidding; to call, to call by name; pronouncing, telling or relating; to gather, reckon, account; to tell; affirm over, maintain; to exhort, advise, to command, direct; to call by name, to call, name; to "lay" forth; to asseverate, affirm, aver, maintain; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon to say, speak; declare; to tell one to do; to speak to the point or purpose; to speak (emphatically)
soul =ψυχή = psyche Blue Letter Bible the seat of personality; the breath of life; the vital force which animates the body; the seat of the feelings, desires, affections, aversions; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon life; the conscious self or personality as centre of emotions, desires, and affections; various aspects of the self; Psyche
sorrowful = περίλυπος = perilypos Blue Letter Bible very sad, deeply grieved; exceeding sorry; exceedingly sorrowful; intensely sad; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon very sad, deeply grieved
fell down = πίπτω = piptō Blue Letter Bible to fall; losing its authority or ceasing to have force; to reduce to inactivity; to faint; to "fall" down from; to descend from a higher place to a lower; overcome by terror or astonishment; used of suppliants and persons rendering homage or worship to one; to lose authority, no longer have force; to be thrust down; to be cast down from a state of prosperity; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon fall down, and (when intentional) cast oneself down; throw oneself down, fall down; sink
prayed—see “pray” above
Father = πατήρ = patēr Blue Letter Bible from a root signifying "a nourisher, protector, upholder"; the originator and transmitter of anything; one who stands in a father's place and looks after another in a paternal way; creator, preserver, guardian and protector; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon respectful mode of addressing persons older than oneself; father, author
pass = παρέρχομαι = parerchomai Blue Letter Bible to go past, pass by; to pass by (pass over), i. e. to neglect, omit; to be led by, to be carried past, be averted; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon pass by; pass over, omit
would have it = θέλω = thelō Blue Letter Bible to will, to wish; to design to do anything; desire; have in mind, intend; to be resolved or determined, to purpose
Then he released Barabbas for them. After having Jesus scourged he handed him over to be crucified.
scourged = φραγελλόω = phragelloō Blue Letter Bible Under the Roman method of "scourging," the person was stripped and tied in a bending posture to a pillar, or stretched on a frame. The "scourge" was made of leather thongs, weighted with sharp pieces of bone or lead, which tore the flesh of both the back and the breast; to whip, i.e. lash as a public punishment
crucified = σταυρόω = stauroō Blue Letter Bible to stake, drive down stakes; to impale on the cross; destroy power utterly; to extinguish; hang; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon destroy its power
Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus with them into the Praetorium and collected the whole cohort round him. 28And they stripped him and put a scarlet cloak round him, 29and having twisted some thorns into a crown they put this on his head and placed a reed in his right hand. To make fun of him they knelt to him saying, 'Hail, king of the Jews!'
stripped = ἐκδύω = ekdyō Blue Letter Bible to take off; to strip one of his garments; unclothe; divest; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon take off, strip off
thorns = ἄκανθα = akantha Blue Letter Bible a brier, a thorn; a thorny plant; bramble; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon thorn, prickle; any thorny or prickly plant
put = ἐπιτίθημι = epitithēmi Blue Letter Bible to put or lay upon; to add to; to attack one, to make an assault on one; to impose; wound; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon lay, put or place upon; impose, inflict; make an attempt upon, attack
made fun of = ἐμπαίζω = empaizō Blue Letter Bible to play with, trifle with; to mock; to delude, deceive; to jeer at, i.e. deride; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon mock at, mock; to be deluded, defrauded
They enlisted a passer-by, Simon of Cyrene, father of Alexander and Rufus, who was coming in from the country, to carry his cross. 22They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha, which means the place of the skull.
enlisted = ἀγγαρεύω = angareuō Blue Letter Bible to impress into service, compel; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon press one to serve; to be constrained
carry = αἴρω = airō Blue Letter Bible to raise up, to lift, to take upon oneself and carry what has been raised; hoisting up; lift; draw up; to bear; to raise from the ground; to bear away what has been raised, carry off; to take up or away; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon to take up, raise, lift up; to bear, sustain; to lift and take away, to remove; to take upon oneself, undergo, carry, bear
cross = σταυρός = stauros Blue Letter Bible an upright pale or stake; an upright "stake", esp. a pointed one, used as such in fences or palisades; instrument of most cruel and ignominious punishment, borrowed by the Greeks and Romans from the Phoenicians; to it were affixed among the Romans, down to the time of Constantine the Great, the guiltiest criminals, particularly the basest slaves, robbers, the authors and abettors of insurrections; judicial usage [] compelled those condemned to crucifixion themselves to carry the cross to the place of punishment; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon upright pale or stake; pale for impaling a corpse
When they reached the place called The Skull, there they crucified him and the two criminals, one on his right, the other on his left. 34Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing.' Then they cast lots to share out his clothing.
35The people stayed there watching. As for the leaders, they jeered at him with the words, 'He saved others, let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.' 36The soldiers mocked him too, coming up to him, offering him vinegar, 37and saying, 'If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.' 38Above him there was an inscription: 'This is the King of the Jews'.
39One of the criminals hanging there abused him: 'Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us as well.' 40But the other spoke up and rebuked him. 'Have you no fear of God at all?' he said. 'You got the same sentence as he did, 41but in our case we deserved it: we are paying for what we did. But this man has done nothing wrong.' 42Then he said, 'Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.' 43He answered him, 'In truth I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.'
44It was now about the sixth hour and the sun's light failed, so that darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. 45The veil of the Sanctuary was torn right down the middle. 46Jesus cried out in a loud voice saying, 'Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.' With these words he breathed his last.
crucified = σταυρόω = stauroō Blue Letter Bible to stake, drive down stakes; to impale on the cross; to hang; metaphorically: to destroy its power utterly, the nature of the figure implying that the destruction is attended with intense pain and results in complete severance of relationship
criminals = κακοῦργος = kakourgos Blue Letter Bible malefactor; evil-worker; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon malefactor, criminal in the eye of the law; technically, thief, robber; harmful, doing ill, mischievous, knavish
said = λέγω = legō Blue Letter Bible to say, to ask; commanding, or bidding; to call, to call by name; pronouncing, telling or relating; to gather, reckon, account; to tell; affirm over, maintain; to exhort, advise, to command, direct; to call by name, to call, name; to "lay" forth; to asseverate, affirm, aver, maintain; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon to say, speak; declare; to tell one to do; to speak to the point or purpose; to speak (emphatically)
Father = πατήρ = patēr Blue Letter Bible from a root signifying "a nourisher, protector, upholder"; the originator and transmitter of anything; one who stands in a father's place and looks after another in a paternal way; creator, preserver, guardian and protector; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon respectful mode of addressing persons older than oneself; father, author
forgive = ἀφίημι = aphiēmi Blue Letter Bible set free; to remit or forgive; the remission of the punishment due to sinful conduct, the deliverance of the sinner from the penalty; the complete removal of the cause of offense; to let go, let alone, let be; to leave, not to discuss now (a topic); Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon send forth, discharge; let fall from one's grasp; give up or hand over to; send away; let go, loose, set free; release; dissolve, disband; put away, divorce; get rid of; leave alone, pass by, neglect; suffer, permit; give up doing; send forth from oneself; loose something of one's own from; let go of
realize = εἴδω = eidō Blue Letter Bible to know by perception; to have knowledge of, get knowledge of, understand, perceive; be aware, behold; to have regard for one, cherish, pay attention to; to perceive, notice, discern, discover; to be skilled in; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon to know; be assured; know how to do; versed in; cunning in
clothing = ἱμάτιον = himation Blue Letter Bible a robe; used especially of an outer cloak or mantle, and in general of raiment, apparel; a garment (of any sort); the upper garment, the cloak or mantle; raiment, robe; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon a piece of dress; in usage always of an outer garment, formed by an oblong piece of cloth; generally, clothes
watching = θεωρέω = theōreō Blue Letter Bible looking at a thing with interest and for a purpose, usually indicating the careful observation of details; considering; gaze at; careful perusal of details; to view attentively, take a view of, survey; to view mentally, consider; to perceive with the eyes, to enjoy the presence of one; to discern, descry; to ascertain, find out by seeing; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon look at, behold; inspect, review; gaze, gape; contemplate, consider; compare one thing with another; speculate, theorize; conclude by observation
leaders = ἄρχων = archon Blue Letter Bible chief, chiefest, chiefly; authority, a magistrate, acting in the capacity of one who received complaints, and possessing higher authority than the judge, to whom the "magistrate" remits the case; prince; a ruler, commander, leader; one who by nobility of birth, learning and wisdom, power and authority, wields the greatest influence; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon ruler, commander, chief, king; chief magistrate; governor, official
jeered = ἐκμυκτηρίζω = ekmyktērizō Blue Letter Bible to hold up the nose in derision at; mock, scoff, deride; sneer outright at; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon hold in derision, mock at
saved, save = σῴζω = sōzō Blue Letter Bible To heal, make whole; to save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction; to preserve one who is in danger of destruction, to save or rescue; preserve; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon to save, keep; to save from death, keep alive, preserve; to keep safe; to keep in mind, remember; to carry off safe, rescue from danger
Christ = Χριστός = Christos Blue Letter Bible Anointed; the Messiah, the Son of God; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon anointed; to be rubbed on, used as ointment or salve
Chosen = ἐκλεκτός = eklektos Blue Letter Bible select, picked out; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon picked out, select
mocked = ἐμπαίζω = empaizō Blue Letter Bible to play with, trifle with; to mock; to delude, deceive; to jeer at, i.e. deride; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon mock at, mock; to be deluded, defrauded
coming up to = προσέρχομαι = proserchomai. Blue Letter Bible to come or go near to; draw near; approach; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon come or go to; approach, draw nigh; come in, surrender, capitulate; come forward to speak; appear before a tribunal; approach an official; have recourse to
sour wine = ὄξος = oxos Blue Letter Bible vinegar; "sour wine," the ordinary drink of laborers and common soldiers; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon poor wine, 'vin ordinaire'; vinegar
kingdom= βασιλεύς = basileus Blue Letter Bible leader of the people, prince, commander, lord of the land Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon king, chief; hereditary king; prince, descendant of a royal house; lord, master; any great man; first or most distinguished of any class
abused = βλασφημέω = blasphēmeō Blue Letter Bible to blaspheme, rail at or revile; contumelious speech, reviling, calumniating; to speak slanderously, impiously, profanely; to speak reproachfully, rail at, revile, calumniate, blaspheme; to vilify; defame, speak evil; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon speak profanely of sacred things; utter imprecations against; utter imprecations against; speak ill or to the prejudice of one, slander; to have evil spoken of one; speak impiously or irreverently of God, blaspheme
fear = φοβέω = phobeō Blue Letter Bible awe; to show reverential fear; to reverence, venerate, to treat with deference or reverential obedience; to be in awe of, i.e. revere; be (+ sore) afraid; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon stand in awe of, dread
sentence = κρίμα = krima Blue Letter Bible the sentence pronounced, a verdict, a condemnation, the decision resulting from an investigation; a decision passed on the faults of others; decree, judgment; condemnation of wrong, the decision (whether severe or mild) which one passes on the faults of others; the punishment with which one is sentenced; condemnatory sentence, penal judgment, sentence; a matter to be judicially decided, a lawsuit, a case in court; damnation; the decision (whether severe or mild) which one passes on the faults of others; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon decision, judgement, decree, resolution
deserved = δικαίως = dikaiōs Blue Letter Bible just, agreeably to right; uprightly, agreeable to the law of rectitude; properly, as is right; righteously; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon observant of custom or rule, social rule, well-ordered, civilized; in due form, decently; observant of duty; rightly, righteous; legally exact, precise; lawful, just; one's due; meet and right, fitting; real, genuine
paying for = ἄξιος = axios Blue Letter Bible weight, value, worth, weighing, having weight, having the weight of another thing of like value, worth as much; befitting, becoming, right on the ground of fitness, befitting, congruous, corresponding to a thing; of one who has merited anything worthy, deserving; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon weighing as much, of like value, worth as much as; worthy, goodly; deserved, meet, due; sufficient for; worthy of, deserving
wrong = ἄτοπος = atopos Blue Letter Bible out of place, unbecoming, not befitting; amiss; unreasonable; perverse, truculent; improper, wicked; unrighteous; inconvenient, harmful; injurious; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon unnatural, disgusting, foul; monstrous; wicked, wrong, bad; harmful; out of place, out of the way; unwonted, extraordinary
remember = μιμνῄσκομαι = mimnēskomai Blue Letter Bible to remember, to be mindful of, caring for; to be recalled or to return to one's mind, to remind one's self of, to remember; to be recalled to mind, to be remembered, had in remembrance; to remember one in order to care for him; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon remind, put in mind; recalled it to memory; with good heed; make mention of; recall to one's memory, remind; give heed to
kingdom = βασιλεία = basileia Blue Letter Bible sovereignty, royal power, dominion; the people over whom a king rules; the right or authority to rule; reign; royal power and dignity; the rule of God; God's rule, the divine administration; the universe subject to God's sway, God's royal domain; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon dominion; being ruled by a king; reign
in truth = ἀμήν = amēn Blue Letter Bible verily, surely, truly, of a truth; most assuredly; so it is, so be it, may it be fulfilled; It was a custom, which passed over from the synagogues into the Christian assemblies, that when he who had read or discoursed had offered up a solemn prayer to God, the others in attendance responded Amen, and thus made the substance of what was uttered their own; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon verily, of a truth, so be it
today = σήμερον = sēmeron Blue Letter Bible this (very) day; day (or night current or just passed); today; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon to-day
with = μετά = meta Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon in the midst of, among, between; in common, along with, by aid of; together; in conjunction; in one's dealings; into the middle of, coming into or among; into the midst of; participation; Blue Letter Bible in the midst of; amid, among; with one as leader; into the middle of, into the midst of; association, fellowship, participation
paradise = παράδεισος = paradeisos Blue Letter Bible a garden, pleasure ground; he part of Hades which was thought by the later Jews to be the abode of the souls of pious until the resurrection: but some understand this to be a heavenly paradise; the paradise in which our first parents dwelt before the fall still exists, neither on the earth or in the heavens, but above and beyond the world; an Eden; place of future happiness; an upper region in the heavens; the part of Hades which was thought by the later Jews to be the abode of the souls of pious until the resurrection: but some understand this to be a heavenly paradise; among the Persians a grand enclosure or preserve, hunting ground, park, shady and well-watered, in which wild animals, were kept for the hunt; it was enclosed by walls and furnished with towers for the hunters; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon enclosed park or pleasure-ground; garden, orchard; Paradise, the abode of the blessed
failed = ἐκλείπω = ekleipō Blue Letter Bible to leave off, cease, fail; quit, cease, stop; expire, die; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon leave out, pass over; forsake, desert, abandon; quit; cease; depart
darkness = σκότος = skotos Blue Letter Bible physical darkness; intellectual darkness; darkened eyesight or blindness; of ignorance respecting divine things and human duties, and the accompanying ungodliness and immorality, together with their consequent misery in hell; persons in whom darkness becomes visible and holds sway; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon darkness, gloom; blindness; ignorance; deceit; shadows
came = γίνομαι = ginomai Blue Letter Bible to become, to take place, is sometimes suitably translated arise; to become, to come into existence; to begin to be, come to pass, happen; to arise, appear in history, come upon the stage; to be made, finished; be fulfilled; happen; be performed; be wrought; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon come into being; take place, come to pass; to be under control of
whole = ὅλος = holos Blue Letter Bible all, whole, complete; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon whole, entire, complete in all its parts; entire, utter
torn = σχίζω = schizō Blue Letter Bible to split, to rend open; to cleave, cleave asunder, rend; to divide by rending; to split into factions, be divided; sever; break; divide; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon split, cleave, divide; part, separate
cried out = φωνέω = phōneō. Blue Letter Bible calling out with a clear or loud voice; to utter a loud sound or cry; to sound, emit a sound, to speak; to cry, cry out, cry aloud, speak with a loud voice; invite; to address, accost, call by a name; crow; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon produce a sound or tone; speak loud or clearly; cry aloud; call by name, call
loud = μέγας = megas. Blue Letter Bible high, mighty; persons, eminent for ability, virtue, authority, power; things esteemed highly for their importance: of great moment, of great weight, importance; things to be esteemed highly for their importance; a thing to be highly esteemed for its excellence: excellent; splendid, prepared on a grand scale, stately; God's preeminent blessings; strong; large; used of intensity and its degrees; distinguished; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon mighty; strong; of great importance; impressive; big; full grown; vast, high; very much, exceedingly
voice = φωνή = phōnē Blue Letter Bible a sound, a tone, of inanimate things, as musical instruments; a voice; speech; a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon sound, tone; the sound of the voice, whether of men or animals with lungs and throat; speech, voice, utterance; cry; any articulate sound
hands = χείρ = cheir Blue Letter Bible by the agency of; by the help or agency of anyone, by means of any one; a means or instrument; power, activity
into your hand (Hebrew from Psalm 31:5) = יָד = yāḏ Blue Letter Bible strength, power
commit = παρατίθημι = paratithēmi Blue Letter Bible to place beside or to set before; put near; entrust; to place beside or near or set before; to deposit; commit to one's charge; commend; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon place beside; set before, serve up; provide, furnish; deposit what belongs to one in another's hands, give in charge; venture, stake, hazard
commit (Hebrew from Psalm 31:5) = פָּקַד = pāqaḏ Blue Letter Bible to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after; to pay attention to, observe;observe (with care, practical interest); to go to; search
Spirit = πνεῦμα = pneuma Blue Letter Bible (1) Breath, wind; the vital principal by which the body is animated; a simple essence, devoid of all or at least all grosser matter, and possessed of the power of knowing, desiring, deciding, and acting (2)the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son; never referred to as a depersonalised force; God's power and agency; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon blast, wind; breeze or influence; breathed air, breath; breath of life; divine inspiration
Spirit (Hebrew from Psalm 31:5) = רוּחַ = ruwach. Blue Letter Bible wind, breath, mind; that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation; seat of emotion; seat or organ of mental acts; impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning; the creative word of God; breath, life, the vital principle; divine and miraculous power; mode of thinking and acting
breathed his last = ἐκπνέω = ekpneō Blue Letter Bible to breathe out; to expire; to breathe out, breathe out one's life, breathe one's last, expire; give up the ghost; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon breathe out or forth; breathe one's last, expire
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