Pastor Metzger - The Last Words Of Christ

“The Last Words Of Christ”4/20/25Pastor MetzgerSun ValleyChurch MTLuke 23:13 And Pilate,when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,14 Said untothem, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and,behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this mantouching those things whereof ye accuse him:15 No, nor yetHerod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done untohim.16 I willtherefore chastise him, and release him.17 (For ofnecessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)18 And theycried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto usBarabbas:19 (Who for acertain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)20 Pilatetherefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.21 But theycried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.22 And he saidunto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause ofdeath in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.23 And theywere instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And thevoices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.24 And Pilategave sentence that it should be as they required.25 And hereleased unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whomthey had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.26 And as theyled him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of thecountry, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.27 And therefollowed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed andlamented him.28 But Jesusturning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep foryourselves, and for your children.29 For, behold,the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, andthe wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.30 Then shallthey begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.31 For if theydo these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?32 And therewere also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.33 And whenthey were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him,and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.34 Then saidJesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they partedhis raiment, and cast lots.35 And thepeople stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, Hesaved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.36 And thesoldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,37 And saying,If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.38 And asuperscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, andHebrew, This Is The King Of The Jews.39 And one ofthe malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ,save thyself and us.40 But theother answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art inthe same condemnation?41 And weindeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hathdone nothing amiss.42 And he saidunto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.43 And Jesussaid unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.44 And it wasabout the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until theninth hour.45 And the sunwas darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.46 And whenJesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend myspirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.47 Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.48 And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.