What’s so good about Good Friday?
Good Friday is celebrated by Christians worldwide. It commemorates the single, most important event in history: when the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ hung on a cross to bear the wrath of God in the stead of those who would believe. Below are the events of that day as they unfolded according to Scripture.
- The betrayal: Mat 26:47-56; Mar 14:43-52; Luk 22:47-53; Jhn 18:2-11
- Christ before Annas and Caiaphas. Peter’s denial: Mat 26:57, 58, 69-75; Mar 14:53, 54, 66-72; Luk 22:54-65; Jhn 18:12-27
- Christ before the sanhedrin: Mat 26:59-68; Mar 14:55-65; Luk 22:66-71
- Christ before Pilate: Mat 27:1, 2, 11-14; Mar 15:1-5; Luk 23:1-6; Jhn 18:12-28
- The traitor’s death: Mat 27:3-10
- Christ before Herod: Luk 23:7-12
- Accusation and condemnation: Mat 27:15-26; Mar 15:6-15; Luk 23:13-25; Jhn 18:29; 19:16
- Treatment by the soldiers: Mat 27:27-31; Mar 15:16-20; Luk 23:36,37; Jhn 19:1-3
- The crucifixion: Mat 27:32-38; Mar 15:21-28; Luk 23:26-34; Jhn 19:17-24
- The mother of Jesus at the cross: Jhn 19:25-27
- Mockings and railings: Mat 27:39-44; Mar 15:29-32; Luk 23:35-39
- The penitent malefactor: Luk 23:40-43
- The death of Christ: Mat 27:50; Mar 15:37; Luk 23:46; 19:28-30
- Darkness and other portents: Mat 27:45-53; Mar 15:33-38; Luk 23:44, 45
- The bystanders: Mat 27:54-56; Mar 15:39-41; Luk 23:47-49
- The side pierced: Jhn 19:31-37
- The burial: Mat 27:57-61; Mar 15:42-47; Luk 23:50-56; Jhn 19:38-42
- The guard of the sepulchre: Mat 27:62-66; 28:11-15
We have also compiled a biblical narrative slideshow for Good Friday. Click here to view it at the Blue Letter Bible website.