Why did Jesus die?
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1. Jesus was crucified on a cross:
38 Two men were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. 39 Passersby stood by, mocking him and shaking their heads: 40 "You, who tear down the Temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you really are the Son of God, get down from that cross!"
Gospel of Matthew, 27:38-40
42 "He saved others, but he can't save himself! He is the King of Israel! Let him come down from the cross now and we'll actually believe in him!"
Gospel of Matthew, 27:42
29 Passersby mocked him, shaking their heads: "Hey, you, the one who tears down the Temple and builds it back in three days, 30 just save yourself—get down from the cross!"
Gospel of Mark, 15:29-30
2. Jesus was crucified on a tree:
29 Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than men! 30 The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, whom you handed over to be impaled on a tree."
Acts of the Apostles, 5:29-30
38 ...how the Nazareth God anointed Jesus with the Holy Spirit and power, who went about doing good and healing all because God was with him, overcoming the devil's influence." 39 "We are witnesses of everything he did in the land of Israel and in Jerusalem. And they killed him by hanging him on a tree!"
Acts of the Apostles, 10:38-39
28 Even though they found no legal reason to kill him, they asked Pilate to sentence him to death. 29 Once everything written about him had been fulfilled, they took him down from the tree and placed him in a tomb.
Acts of the Apostles, 13:28-29
23 He didn't retaliate when insulted, nor did he threaten those who tortured him, leaving justice to God; 24 he bore our sins in his own body on the tree, so that through his death to sin, we might live for righteousness.
1 Peter, 2:23-24
3. Then there's the third version, where it says VERY CLEARLY that Jesus wasn't actually crucified at all:
5 For Christ did not glorify himself by becoming a priest; rather, it was the One who said to him, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father," 6 according to what is written elsewhere: "You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek." 7 During his days on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save him from death. And because of his obedience, 8 even though he was the Son, he learned to obey through what he suffered.
Epistle to the Hebrews, 5:5-9
38 Two men were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. 39 Passersby stood by, mocking him and shaking their heads: 40 "You, who tear down the Temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you really are the Son of God, get down from that cross!"
Gospel of Matthew, 27:38-40
42 "He saved others, but he can't save himself! He is the King of Israel! Let him come down from the cross now and we'll actually believe in him!"
Gospel of Matthew, 27:42
29 Passersby mocked him, shaking their heads: "Hey, you, the one who tears down the Temple and builds it back in three days, 30 just save yourself—get down from the cross!"
Gospel of Mark, 15:29-30
2. Jesus was crucified on a tree:
29 Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than men! 30 The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, whom you handed over to be impaled on a tree."
Acts of the Apostles, 5:29-30
38 ...how the Nazareth God anointed Jesus with the Holy Spirit and power, who went about doing good and healing all because God was with him, overcoming the devil's influence." 39 "We are witnesses of everything he did in the land of Israel and in Jerusalem. And they killed him by hanging him on a tree!"
Acts of the Apostles, 10:38-39
28 Even though they found no legal reason to kill him, they asked Pilate to sentence him to death. 29 Once everything written about him had been fulfilled, they took him down from the tree and placed him in a tomb.
Acts of the Apostles, 13:28-29
23 He didn't retaliate when insulted, nor did he threaten those who tortured him, leaving justice to God; 24 he bore our sins in his own body on the tree, so that through his death to sin, we might live for righteousness.
1 Peter, 2:23-24
3. Then there's the third version, where it says VERY CLEARLY that Jesus wasn't actually crucified at all:
5 For Christ did not glorify himself by becoming a priest; rather, it was the One who said to him, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father," 6 according to what is written elsewhere: "You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek." 7 During his days on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save him from death. And because of his obedience, 8 even though he was the Son, he learned to obey through what he suffered.
Epistle to the Hebrews, 5:5-9