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3rd Sunday in March
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Mark 15:21-37

And they pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene
(the father of Alexander and Rufus), to bear His (Jesus') cross. And they brought
Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, place of a Skull.

And they tried to give Him (Jesus) wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it.
And they crucified Him, and divided up His garments among themselves, casting lots
for them, to decide what each should take. And it was the third hour when they crucified
Him. And the inscription of the charge against Him read, "THE KING OF THE JEWS."
And they crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left.
And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And He was numbered with transgressors."

And those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads, and saying,
"Ha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save
Yourself, and come down from the cross!" In the same way the chief priests also,
along with the scribes, were mocking Him among themselves and saying, "He saved
others; He cannot save Himself. Let this Christ, the King of Israel, now come down
from the cross, so that we may see and believe!" And those who were crucified with
Him were casting the same insult at Him.

And when the sixth hour had come, darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth
hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama
sabachthani?" which is translated, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?"
And when some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, "Behold, He is calling
for Elijah." And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed,
and gave Him a drink, saying, "Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down."
And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed His last. Mark 15:21-37 (NAS)
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Questions:

Why was Jesus willing to suffer this cruel death on the cross to pay for our sins?
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Suggested Bible Reading for Month:

March 1-7:New Testament -- Mark 6:30 - Mark 9:50. Old Testament -- Numbers 5 - Numbers
16.

March 8-14: New Testament -- Mark 10:1 - Mark 13:23. Old Testament -- Numbers 17
- Numbers 30.
March 15-21: New Testament -- Mark 13:24 - Mark 16:20. Old Testament -- Numbers
31 - Deuteronomy 6.
March 22-31: New Testament -- Luke 1:1 - Luke 5:16. Old Testament -- Deuteronomy
7 - Deuteronomy 31.
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Easy-to-Read Version:

There was a man from Cyrene walking into the city. The man was Simon, the father
of Alexander and Rufus. Simon was walking into the city from the fields. The soldiers
forced Simon to carry the cross for Jesus. They led Jesus to the place called Golgotha.
(Golgotha means "The Place of the Skull.")
At Golgotha the soldiers tried to give Jesus wine to drink. This wine was mixed
with myrrh. But Jesus refused to drink it. The soldiers nailed Jesus to a cross.
Then the soldiers divided Jesus' clothes among themselves. They gambled with dice
to decide which clothes each soldier would get. It was nine o'clock in the morning
when they nailed Jesus to the cross. There was a sign with the charge against Jesus
written on it. The sign said: "THE KING OF THE JEWS." They also put two robbers
on crosses beside Jesus. They put one robber beside Jesus on the right, and they
put the other robber beside Jesus on the left.

People walked by and said bad things to Jesus. They shook their heads and said,
"You said you could destroy the temple and build it again in three days. So save
yourself! Come down from that cross!" The leading priests and the teachers of the
law were also there. They teased Jesus the same as the other people did. They said
to themselves, "He saved other people. But he can't save himself. If he is really
the Christ, the king of Israel (the Jews), then he should save himself by coming
down from the cross now. We will see this, and then we will believe in him." The
robbers that were being killed on the crosses beside Jesus also said bad things
to him.

At noon the whole country became dark. This darkness continued until three o'clock.
At three o'clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani."
This means, "My God, my God, why have you left me alone?" Some of the people standing
there heard this. The people said, "Listen! He is calling Elijah." One man there
ran and got a sponge. The man filled the sponge with vinegar and tied the sponge
to a stick. Then he used the stick to give the sponge to Jesus to drink from it.
The man said, "We should wait now and see if Elijah will come to take him down
from the cross." Then Jesus cried with a loud voice and died. Mark 15:21-37 (ERV)

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