John 19:17-25 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:… I. BEARING THE CROSS FOR HIMSELF (Isaiah 63:3). 1. An aggravation of His misery. 2. An intensifying of their sin. 3. A heightening of His love. 4. An enlargement of their hope. II. BEARING THE CROSS FOR US. 1. As an expiation of our guilt (Colossians 1:20; Colossians 2:14). 2. As a pattern for our life (1 Peter 2:21). (T. Whitelaw, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha: |
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