Bible Verses About Good Friday

Good Friday reminds us of the incredible sacrifice Jesus made on the cross for our sins. It was the darkest day in history — yet it opened the way for the greatest hope we have: forgiveness, redemption, and eternal life. These verses reflect on the love of God displayed through the cross, the power of Christ’s sacrifice, and the hope of resurrection that followed. As we remember Good Friday, let God’s Word lead us into gratitude and worship for what Jesus has done.

Bible Verses About Good Friday

Matthew 27:45-46 – “From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ (which means ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’).”

Matthew 27:50 – “And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.”

Mark 15:33-34 – “At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?’ (which means ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’).”

Mark 15:37 – “With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.”

Luke 23:44-46 – “It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Jesus called out with a loud voice, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ When he had said this, he breathed his last.”

John 19:30 – “When he had received the drink, Jesus said, ‘It is finished.’ With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.”

John 19:34 – “Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.”

Isaiah 53:5 – “But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.”

Isaiah 53:7 – “He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.”

Psalm 22:1 – “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?”

Psalm 22:16-18 – “Dogs surround me, a pack of villains encircles me; they pierce my hands and my feet. All my bones are on display; people stare and gloat over me. They divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment.”

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

Romans 5:8 – “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

1 Peter 2:24 – “‘He himself bore our sins’ in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; ‘by his wounds you have been healed.’”

Hebrews 9:28 – “So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.”

Colossians 2:14 – “Having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.”

Galatians 6:14 – “May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.”

Philippians 2:8 – “And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross!”

Luke 23:34 – “Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’ And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.”

John 19:25-27 – “Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, ‘Woman, here is your son,’ and to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’ From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.”

Luke 23:43 – “Jesus answered him, ‘Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.’”

Matthew 27:54 – “When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, ‘Surely he was the Son of God!’”

Mark 15:39 – “And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, heard his cry and saw how he died, he said, ‘Surely this man was the Son of God!’”

Luke 23:47 – “The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God and said, ‘Surely this was a righteous man.’”

Matthew 27:46 – “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’—which means, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’”

Matthew 27:39-40 – “Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, ‘You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!’”

Mark 15:29-30 – “Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, ‘So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, come down from the cross and save yourself!’”

Luke 23:36-37 – “The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar and said, ‘If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.’”

John 19:1 – “Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.”

John 19:2 – “The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe.”

John 19:5 – “When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, ‘Here is the man!’”

John 19:14 – “It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon. ‘Here is your king,’ Pilate said to the Jews.”

John 19:17 – “Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha).”

John 19:18 – “There they crucified him, and with him two others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle.”

Matthew 27:66 – “So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard.”

Mark 15:40 – “Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome.”

Luke 23:49 – “But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.”

John 19:38 – “Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away.”

John 19:39 – “He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.”

John 19:40 – “Taking Jesus’ body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs.”

Matthew 27:57-58 – “As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.”

Mark 15:43 – “Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body.”

Luke 23:50-51 – “Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man, who had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean town of Arimathea, and he was waiting for the kingdom of God.”

Luke 23:52 – “Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body.”

Matthew 27:59-60 – “Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away.”

Mark 15:46 – “So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.”

Luke 23:53 – “Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock, one in which no one had yet been laid.”

John 19:41 – “At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid.”

John 19:42 – “Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.”

1 Corinthians 1:18 – “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.”

These verses cover various aspects of the crucifixion and the events surrounding Good Friday, emphasizing the significance of Jesus’ sacrifice and the fulfillment of Scripture.

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