This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to show by what kind of death he was going to die.
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
“You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”
and deliver him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.”
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” He said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die.
For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon. And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise.”
So Jesus said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority, but speak just as the Father taught me.
saying, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles.
his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for a hanged man is cursed by God. You shall not defile your land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance.
that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.” And they remembered his words,
For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet—
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”—
And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.”
The Jews picked up stones again to stone him.
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