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The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ

“17 ¶ And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, 18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, 19 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify [him]: and the third day he shall rise again.” (Mt 20:17-19 AV)







218. How many days warning did Jesus' disciples have that he would be betrayed and crucified? Matthew 26:2


219. What memorial observance was scheduled to be held on the day of Christ's betrayal? Matthew 26:2


220. Why is this yearly observance held? Exodus 12:1-14 (79)


221. What is Passover? Exodus 12:1-14


222. How did the LORD GOD's chosen people avoid death of their firstborn as the plague passed through the land of Egypt? Exodus 12:1-14 (78)


223. According to your study notes, what process was first established with the Passover? (77)


224. What did Jesus link together with the upcoming feast of the Passover when he warned his disciples? Matthew 26:2


225. Why did the LORD GOD will, and Jesus Christ link, the feast of the Passover to the upcoming events? (86) (80) (77)


226. What type of people assembled together to decide what to do about Jesus Christ? Matthew 26:3


227. What did the assembled group of people want to do with Jesus Christ? Matthew 26:4


228. Why did the group gather against Jesus and desire his death? Matthew 21:42-46


229. Why did the group initially decide not to initiate their subtle plan against Jesus? Matthew 26:5


230. Why did the group change their mind and decide to seize Jesus during the Holy Days of Passover? Matthew 26:14-16


231. Why did Judas Iscariot want to betray Jesus? John 13:2; John 13:27; Luke 22:3


232. What weakness did Judas Iscariot have that allowed Satan to control him? James 1:13-15


233. How do we know that the LORD GOD didn’t just use Judas and make him a scapegoat to accomplish His Will? James 1:13 (39)


234. How is another way that we know that Judas had lust? Matthew 26:15


235. How do we know that the religious leaders took an active part in the seizing and betrayal of Jesus? Matthew 26:15


236. What was the significance of the good work performed by a woman on Jesus in Bethany? Matthew 26:6-13


237. What was the name of the woman, and the ointment? John 12:3


238. What can be determined about the ointment from Scripture? Matthew 26:6-13; John 12:3; Mark 14:3


239. Matthew and Mark report that Christ was anointed over the head with the ointment, John reports the ointment anointing the feet. How can this apparent conflict between reports be resolved? Matthew 26:6-13; John 12:3; Mark 14:3


240. Whose house was Christ at when this anointing took place? Matthew 26:6


241. What is the disease of leprosy according to Scripture? Leviticus 13:8


242. How are a sinner and a leper alike? Leviticus 13:8 (study)


243. What is the deep meaning concerning the house Jesus was in at the time of his preparation for burial? (Contemplation)


244. What did Jesus warn his disciples at the feast of Passover? Matthew 26:21-25


245. When did Jesus know that Judas Iscariot would be the one to betray him? John 6:64-71


246. What else did Jesus know about Judas Iscariot when he chose his disciples? John 6:70-71


247. When did Satan enter into Judas Iscariot? Luke 22:3,4 John 13:27


248. How did Jesus identify Judas as the traitor during the feast? Matthew 26:23


249. Why did Judas ask “Master, is it I” when Jesus spoke of the traitor? Matthew 26:25 (Contemplation)


250. What do we know for certain about Judas’ spiritual condition? John 13:10,11


251. When exactly did Satan enter into Judas at Passover? John 13:26-27


252. What did Jesus say to Satan concerning his betrayal? John 13:27


253. What is important about what Jesus said to Satan? (Contemplation)


254. What did the other disciples think of Jesus’ reply to Judas concerning the betrayal? John 13:29


255. What time was it when Satan as Judas left the presence of Jesus, and went off to betray him? John 13:30


256. What two points did Jesus make concerning the unfolding betrayal? Matthew 26:24


257. What new commandment did Jesus give to his disciples when Judas had walked out? John 13:31-35


258. What was the deep meaning when “Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. Matthew 26:26 (123)


259. What was the deep meaning when Jesus “took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins”? Matthew 26:27, 28(124)


260. What did Jesus and the eleven disciples do before going up to the Mount of Olives? Matthew 26:30


261. What did two things did Jesus tell his eleven disciples that night on the Mount of Olives? Matthew 26:31-32


262. What were the purposes for the two things Jesus spoke to his eleven disciples on the Mount of Olives? Matthew 26:31-32


263. Where did Jesus go after speaking with the disciples on the Mount of Olives? Matthew 26:36


264. What was the purpose that Jesus went to this place? Matthew 26:36


265. What were his disciples instructed to do while he prayed? Matthew 26:36-38


266. What was Jesus feeling as he prepared to pray? Matthew 26:36-38


267. Why was Jesus asking Peter, James and John to watch? Matthew 26:36-38 (Contemplation)


268. What purpose did Jesus instruct his disciples to pray? Luke 22:40


269. What was Jesus Christ's sorrowful prayer to the LORD GOD? Luke 22:40-46


270. What was the meaning of this prayer that Jesus prayed so fervently? Luke 22:40-46


271. How did the LORD GOD answer Jesus' prayer? Luke 22:40-46


272. What did Jesus Christ feel when the angel removed the fear and weakness from him? Luke 22:40-46


273. What words best describe the agonized prayer of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane? Luke 22:40-46


274. When Jesus rose from his prayer and came to his disciples, what did he find? Luke 22:40-46


275. What excuse is recorded in Luke for their sleeping? Luke 22:40-46


276. What were Jesus Christ's words to his disciples moments before his betrayal? Matthew 26:45, 46


277. What sign did Judas use to betray Jesus to the religious leaders? Matthew 26: 47, 48


278. What weapons were brought by the great multitude that came to seize Jesus? Matthew 26:47


279. How did the religious leaders take Jesus? Matthew 26:50


280. What is a possible hidden meaning of the action of one of the disciples cutting the ear off of the servant of the high priest? Matthew 26:51; John 8:38-45 (34)


281. Why did Jesus replace and heal the ear of the servant? Matthew 26:51


282. What did Jesus mean when he said "Suffer ye thus far" while healing the earless servant? Luke 22:51


283. What point did Jesus make about the use of a sword against the servant? Matthew 26:52


284. What way did Jesus have of getting out of this situation and avoid the persecution to come? Matthew 26:53, 54


285. Why did Jesus choose to go with the religious leaders and the great multitude? Matthew 26:53, 54


286. What is the difference between Jesus Christ that first entered into the Garden of Gethsemane and when he exited and met the angry multitude led by Judas and the religious leaders? Matthew 26:47-56


287. Why did the multitudes come after Jesus with swords and staves as if he was a thief, rather than taking hold of him when he sat in their temple daily and taught? Matthew 26:47-56


288. What does Jesus mean when he tells the multitude that “this is your hour, and the power of darkness”? Luke 22:47-53


289. What did the disciples do when Jesus was seized? Matthew 26:56


290. What odd event does Mark record happening right after the disciples fled away? Mark 14:51-52


291. Why did Mark record this event? Mark 14:51-52 (Contemplation)


292. Where did the mob and the religious leaders lead Jesus? Matthew 26:57


293. What did the gathered chief priests, elders and council seek? Matthew 26:59


294. Who was a witness to this attempted kangaroo court? Matthew 26:58


295. How many false witnesses finally were found to make charges against Jesus? Matthew 26:60


296. How did the false witnesses accuse Jesus? Matthew 26:61


297. When the high priest demanded an answer against the charges from Jesus, what was his reply? Matthew 26:63


298. What question did the High Priest ask that Jesus chose to answer? Matthew 26:63


299. What was Jesus Christ's answer to this question? Matthew 26:64


300. What charge and sentence was brought against Jesus by the religious leaders? Matthew 26:65


301. What did the religious people do once Christ was accused? Matthew 26:67, 68


302. What did Peter do that Christ had warned? Matthew 26:69-75


303. What did Peter do after the cock crowed three times? Matthew 26:69-75


304. What did the religious leaders do with Jesus Christ in the morning? Matthew 27: 1, 2


305. What did Judas do with the silver when he saw that Jesus Christ was condemned? Matthew 27:3-10


306. What was the reaction of the chief priests to the silver? Matthew 27:3-10


307. Why didn't they put the silver in the temple treasury? Matthew 27:3-10


308. What is the potter's field called? Matthew 27:3-10


309. What prophesy was fulfilled with the purchase of the potter's field? Matthew 27:3-10


310. What did Governor Pilate think about the accusations of the chief priests and elders and the bearing of Jesus? Matthew 27:11-14


311. Why did Jesus refuse to answer the charges against him to Governor Pilate? Matthew 27: 11-14 Isaiah 53:7 (98)


312. What was common for the Roman government to do during the Feast of the Passover? Matthew 27:15-26


313. Why would the Roman government have the prisoner release policy? Matthew 27:15-26 (Contemplation)


314. What choice did Governor Pilate give to the Jews? Matthew 27:15-26


315. Which choice did the multitude of Jews make for the prisoner release? Matthew 27:15-26


316. Why was Barabbas in prison? Luke 23:25


317. Why did the multitude choose the release of Barabbas over the release of Jesus Christ? Matthew 27:15-26


318. What did the multitude shout out when Governor Pilate asked what he should do with Jesus Christ? Matthew 27:15-26


319. How did Governor Pilate try to get out of making the decision? Luke 23:1-25


320. How did Pilate justify this action? Luke 23:1-25


321. Why was Herod exceedingly glad when he received Jesus Christ into his presence? Luke 23:1-25


322. Why did Herod end up sending him back to Pilate? Luke 23:1-25


323. What joke did Herod make to Pilate when he sent Jesus back? Luke 23:1-25


324. What resulted between the relationship of Pilate and Herod as a result of this pass off of Jesus? Luke 23:1-25


325. What did Pilate tell the chief priests, rulers and the people, after Christ had been returned to him? Luke 23:13-16


326. What did the chief priests, rulers and people reply to Pilate? Luke 23:21


327. How did Governor Pontius Pilate indicate that he disagreed with the punishment, and did not want to be a part of it? Matthew 27:15-26


328. What was the Jews response when Pilate denied responsibility for Christ's crucifixion? Matthew 27:15-26


329. What did Governor Pilate decide to do with Barabbas and Jesus? Matthew 27:26-31


330. What act did Pilate do before delivering Jesus to be crucified? Matthew 27:26-31


331. Where did Governor Pilate’s soldiers take Jesus? Matthew 27:26-31


332. Who gathered around Jesus? Matthew 27:26-31


333. What did the soldiers put on Jesus Christ after they had stripped him? Matthew 27:26-31


334. What purpose did soldiers have for dressing Jesus Christ this way? Matthew 27:26-31


335. What mistreatment of Jesus Christ resulted from the soldiers hands following the mockery? Matthew 27:26-31


336. What the soldiers make the man of Cyrene do as they were leading Jesus to be crucified? Matthew 27:32


337. Where was the Aramaic name for the place of crucifixion? Matthew 27:33


338. What was the Greek name for the place of crucifixion? Luke 23:33


339. Who was following after Jesus on the way to his crucifixion? Luke 23:27-31


340. What did they do with Jesus Christ's clothes when he was hung on the cross? Matthew 27:35


341. What was written above Christ's head while on the cross? Matthew 27:37


342. What did Jesus pray when he was raised on the cross? Luke 23:34


343. What were the people watching the crucifixion doing? Matthew 27:39-43; Luke 23:35


344. What did they offer Christ to drink while on the cross? Matthew 27:34


345. What did Jesus Christ do when the drink touched his lips? Matthew 27:34


346. Why had the soldiers offered the drink to him? Luke 23:36


347. Who was crucified with Jesus Christ? Matthew 27:38


348. What did the first thief say to Christ as he hung next to him? Luke 23:39-43


349. What was the other thief's rebuke to the first thief? Luke 23:39-43


350. What did this thief then ask Jesus Christ? Luke 23:39-43


351. What was Jesus Christ's reply to the thief's request? Luke 23:39-43


352. What happened on the sixth to the ninth hour of the crucifixion? Matthew 27:45, 46


353. On about the ninth hour, what did Jesus cry out with a loud voice? Matthew 27:45, 46


354. Why did Jesus cry out these words to the LORD GOD? Matthew 27:45, 46 (102 and BBS Notes)


355. What did Jesus do when he cried again with a loud voice? Matthew 27:50


356. Why did Jesus have to die? (Study)


357. What things happened at the moment of Jesus Christ’s death? Matthew 27: 51-53


358. What did the centurion soldiers and those that were with him say when they saw all that was happening? Matthew 27:54


359. Who were some of the women that had followed Jesus watched the crucifixion from afar off? Matthew 27:55


360. Who took possession of Jesus Christ’s body when evening came? Matthew 27:57-60


361. How was the body of Jesus Christ buried? Matthew 27:57-60


362. Who sat by the tomb of Jesus Christ? Matthew 27:61


363. Why did the religious leaders come once again to Pilate? Matthew 27:62-66


364. What was Pilate’s response to the religious leaders pleas? Matthew 27:62-66










Cite Article Source

MLA Style Citation:
McFarland, Kathy L. and Joanne Holstein. "Worksheet for The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ." The Foundation of Jesus Christ Jan 2004.   <http://www.guidedbiblestudies.com/001sin5p3test.htm>.

APA Style Citation:
McFarland, Kathy L. and Joanne Holstein. (2004, January) "Worksheet for The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ." The Foundation of Jesus Christ Retrieved   from http://www.guidedbiblestudies.com/001sin5p3test.htm

Chicago Style Citation:
McFarland, Kathy L. and Joanne Holstein (2004) "Worksheet for The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ." The Foundation of Jesus Christ (January), http://www.guidedbiblestudies.com/001sin5p3test.htm (accessed )


About the Authors

Kathy L. McFarland is a Becker Bible Studies Teacher and Author of Guided Bible Studies for Hungry Christians. She is a Religious Studies student of Liberty University, Hebrew language student attending Israeli taught Ulpan and a Homeschool parent teaching the things of God. She is also well-known as a child advocate of innocent children tortured and suffering from the abuse of sexual perversion, out-of-control violence, and pathetic neglect by a carnal world gone mad.

Joanne B. Holstein is a Becker Bible Studies Teacher and author of Guided Bible Studies for Hungry Christians. She is a Religious Philosophy student of Liberty University, and a Homeschool parent and child advocate. She is well-known as a counsleor to Christian faithful who are struggling with tremendous burden in these difficult times. She is a leading authority on the history of development of the Christian churches and the practices and beliefs of world religions and cults.

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