{"id":7485,"date":"2015-04-02T15:40:30","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T22:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/?p=7485"},"modified":"2015-04-03T18:26:18","modified_gmt":"2015-04-04T01:26:18","slug":"good-friday-the-biblical-narrative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/2015\/04\/02\/good-friday-the-biblical-narrative\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Friday: The Biblical Narrative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7486\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/20150402_goodfriday.jpg\" alt=\"20150402_goodfriday\" width=\"600\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/20150402_goodfriday.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/20150402_goodfriday-300x136.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Good Friday is celebrated by Christians worldwide. It commemorates the beginning of the most important event in redemptive history. It is when the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ hung on a cross to bear the wrath of God in the stead of sinners like you and me. Below are the events of that day as they unfolded according to Scripture.<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The betrayal:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mat+26.47-56&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mat.26.47-56\">Mat 26:47-56<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mar+14.43-52&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mar.14.43-52\">Mar 14:43-52<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Luk+22.47-53&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Luk.22.47-53\">Luk 22:47-53<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Jhn+18.2-11&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Jhn.18.2-11\">Jhn 18:2-11<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Christ before Annas and Caiaphas. Peter\u2019s denial:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mat+26.57&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mat.26.57\">Mat 26:57<\/a>,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mat+26.58&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mat.26.58\">58<\/a>,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mat+26.69-75&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mat.26.69-75\">69-75<\/a>;<a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mar+14.53&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mar.14.53\">Mar 14:53<\/a>,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mar+14.54&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mar.14.54\">54<\/a>,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mar+14.66-72&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mar.14.66-72\">66-72<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Luk+22.54-65&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Luk.22.54-65\">Luk 22:54-65<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Jhn+18.12-27&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Jhn.18.12-27\">Jhn 18:12-27<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Christ before the sanhedrin:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mat+26.59-68&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mat.26.59-68\">Mat 26:59-68<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mar+14.55-65&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mar.14.55-65\">Mar 14:55-65<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Luk+22.66-71&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Luk.22.66-71\">Luk 22:66-71<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Christ before Pilate:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mat+27.1&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mat.27.1\">Mat 27:1<\/a>,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mat+27.2&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mat.27.2\">2<\/a>,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mat+27.11-14&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mat.27.11-14\">11-14<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mar+15.1-5&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mar.15.1-5\">Mar 15:1-5<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Luk+23.1-6&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Luk.23.1-6\">Luk 23:1-6<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Jhn+18.12-28&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Jhn.18.12-28\">Jhn 18:12-28<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The traitor\u2019s death:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mat+27.3-10&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mat.27.3-10\">Mat 27:3-10<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Christ before Herod:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Luk+23.7-12&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Luk.23.7-12\">Luk 23:7-12<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Accusation and condemnation:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mat+27.15-26&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mat.27.15-26\">Mat 27:15-26<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mar+15.6-15&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mar.15.6-15\">Mar 15:6-15<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Luk+23.13-25&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Luk.23.13-25\">Luk 23:13-25<\/a>;<a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Jhn+18.29&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Jhn.18.29\">Jhn 18:29<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Jhn+19.16&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Jhn.19.16\">19:16<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Treatment by the soldiers:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mat+27.27-31&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mat.27.27-31\">Mat 27:27-31<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mar+15.16-20&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mar.15.16-20\">Mar 15:16-20<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Luk+23.36&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Luk.23.36\">Luk 23:36<\/a>,<a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Luk+23.37&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Luk.23.37\">37<\/a>;<a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Jhn+19.1-3&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Jhn.19.1-3\">Jhn 19:1-3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The crucifixion:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mat+27.32-38&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mat.27.32-38\">Mat 27:32-38<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mar+15.21-28&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mar.15.21-28\">Mar 15:21-28<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Luk+23.26-34&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Luk.23.26-34\">Luk 23:26-34<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Jhn+19.17-24&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Jhn.19.17-24\">Jhn 19:17-24<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The mother of Jesus at the cross:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Jhn+19.25-27&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Jhn.19.25-27\">Jhn 19:25-27<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mockings and railings:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mat+27.39-44&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mat.27.39-44\">Mat 27:39-44<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mar+15.29-32&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mar.15.29-32\">Mar 15:29-32<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Luk+23.35-39&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Luk.23.35-39\">Luk 23:35-39<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The penitent malefactor:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Luk+23.40-43&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Luk.23.40-43\">Luk 23:40-43<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The death of Christ:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mat+27.50&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mat.27.50\">Mat 27:50<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mar+15.37&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mar.15.37\">Mar 15:37<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Luk+23.46&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Luk.23.46\">Luk 23:46<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Luk+19.28-30&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Luk.19.28-30\">19:28-30<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Darkness and other portents:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mat+27.45-53&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mat.27.45-53\">Mat 27:45-53<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mar+15.33-38&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mar.15.33-38\">Mar 15:33-38<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Luk+23.44&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Luk.23.44\">Luk 23:44<\/a>,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Luk+23.45&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Luk.23.45\">45<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The bystanders:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mat+27.54-56&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mat.27.54-56\">Mat 27:54-56<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mar+15.39-41&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mar.15.39-41\">Mar 15:39-41<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Luk+23.47-49&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Luk.23.47-49\">Luk 23:47-49<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The side pierced:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Jhn+19.31-37&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Jhn.19.31-37\">Jhn 19:31-37<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The burial:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mat+27.57-61&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mat.27.57-61\">Mat 27:57-61<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mar+15.42-47&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mar.15.42-47\">Mar 15:42-47<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Luk+23.50-56&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Luk.23.50-56\">Luk 23:50-56<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Jhn+19.38-42&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Jhn.19.38-42\">Jhn 19:38-42<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The guard of the sepulchre:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mat+27.62-66&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mat.27.62-66\">Mat 27:62-66<\/a>;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"BLBST_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blb.org\/search\/preSearch.cfm?Criteria=Mat+28.11-15&amp;t=NKJV\" target=\"null\" rel=\"NKJV.Mat.28.11-15\">28:11-15<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We have also compiled a biblical narrative slideshow for Good Friday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blueletterbible.org\/study\/ImagePlayer\/PassOver\/\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to view it at the Blue Letter Bible website (Flash required).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Friday is celebrated by Christians worldwide. 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