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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And sitting down they watched him there; and set up over his head his accusation written: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. By their own confession, he died for being a King, and he died for being too greatly good, too royal in his love. He, being King of kings, died that you and I might live for ever, and be kings and priests unto God,
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left. Giving him the place of honour, which means in this case the place of dishonour. He was the apex of that terrible triangle.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left. And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. And so he is. When will the Jews own him as their King? They will do so one day, perhaps they will do so when Christians begin to think and speak more kindly of them than they usually do. When the hardness of heart on our part towards them shall pass away, it may...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. What a marvelous providence it was that moved Pilate’s pen! The representative of the Roman Emperor was little likely to concede kingship to any man; yet he deliberately wrote, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews,” and nothing would induce him to alter what he...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left. And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, 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. Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left. And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thy self. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. That is the devil’s old doctrine: “Save thyself;...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left. As if to show that they regarded Christ as the worst of the three criminals, they put him between the two thieves, giving him the place of dishonour. Thus was the prophecy fulfilled, “He was numbered with the transgressors.” The two malefactors deserved...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left. And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads. Not only they that sat there, such as the scribes, and Pharisee, and soldiers, and they that hung there, the thieves that were crucified with him, but the passers-by must needs revile him,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, 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. This is the cry of the Socinians today, “Come down from the cross. Give up the atoning sacrifice, and we will be Christians.” But, by rejecting his...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, 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. Nothing torments a man when in pain more than mockery. When Jesus Christ most wanted words of pity and looks of kindness, they that passed by...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,Hhe saved others: himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, 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. Just so. Get rid of a crucified Saviour, then they will believe in Him. Atonement, substitution, vicarious sacrifice, this staggers...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Likewise also the chief priest mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, 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. He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God. The thieves also, — Those subjects who...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, 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. He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God. The chief priests, with the scribes...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God. The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth. Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God. The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth. Thus the Master passed through bitter trial and ignominy for our sakes. This exposition consisted of readings from Psa_22:1-9; and Mat_27:33-44.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth. Nobody seemed to look upon him with any desire to help him, but even the lowest of the low would contribute their portion of mockery to increase his misery.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth. Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? This was the climax of his grief, — not merely to suffer...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth. The sharers of his misery, the abjects who were crucified with him, joined in reviling Jesus. Nothing was wanting to fill up his cup of suffering and shame. The conversion of the penitent thief was all the more remarkable because he had but a little while before been...