Luke 23:26-43

The soldiers crucify Jesus

About the next group of questions

While the soldiers were crucifying Jesus, he was thinking about other people. We read about what people said when Jesus was on the cross. It also tells us what Jesus thought about them.

Pray

Ask God to help you to understand this sad and important passage as you study.

Read: Luke 23:26-43

23:26 Whom did they order to carry Jesus’ cross?

23:27 What were the women in the crowd doing as Jesus passed by?

23:28 Whom did Jesus tell the women to cry for?

23:29 What would the women say in the future?

23:30 What would the people say when things became very difficult?

23:32 How many criminals did they crucify with Jesus?

23:33 Where did they crucify Jesus?

23:34 What did Jesus ask his Father to do for those who were crucifying him? What did the soldiers do while Jesus was on the cross?

23:35 What did some of the people and the rulers do while they were watching Jesus? How did the people want Jesus to prove that he was God’s Messiah?

23:36 What did the soldiers do while they were laughing at him?

23:38 What did the notice over his head say?

23:39 What did one of the criminals say to Jesus?

23:40 What did the second criminal say to the first criminal? Who did this second criminal respect?

23:41 Who said that Jesus had not done any wrong deeds?

23:43 What did this second criminal ask Jesus to do? How did Jesus answer him?

Final remarks

Even when Jesus was on the cross, he taught the people by his example. He asked his Father to forgive the people who were crucifying him. Also as Jesus was on the cross, he welcomed a criminal. Jesus did this because the criminal really believed in him. But many other people laughed at Jesus.

Pray

Thank you, Jesus, that you forgive us. You forgive us when we ask you to forgive us. Thank you for your promise of life that will never end. Amen.