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NASB | Matthew 27:22 Pilate *said to them, "Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" They all *said, "Crucify Him!" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 27:22 Pilate said to them, "Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" They all replied, "Let Him be crucified!" |
Bible Question:
How do you think they got jesus off the cross? I am referring to the nails (getting them out) Did they lower the cross first or do this from ladders? If anyone has any information on the mode of operation concerning the punishment of crucifying I would like to know please. Did they carry their whole cross or just the crossmember? How large were these crosses? Were the nails placed in the hands or the wrists? How would they put a nails into the foot area? (not an easy thing). Were ropes used at all? What was the usual length that people being crucified survived while on the cross? Were crosses reused? |
Bible Answer: Crucifixion was the most painful and degradng form of capital punishment in the ancient world. So cruel and horrendous was it that the Roman government exempted their own citizens from this method of execution. A person crucified in Jesus' day was first of all scourged (beaten with a whip consisting of thongs or at least flogged until the bloodflowed. This was not just done out of cruelty but was designed to hasten death and lessen the terrible ordeal. After the beating, the victim was forced to bear the crossbeam to the execution site in order to signify that life was already over and to break the will to live. A tablet detailing the crime(s) was often placed around the criminal's neck and then fastened to the cross. At the site the prisoner was often tied (the normal method) or nailed to the crossbeam. The nail would be driven through the wrist rather than the palm, since the smaller bones of the hand could not support the weight of the body. The beam with the body was then lifted and tied to the already affixed upright pole. Pins or a small wooden block were placed halfway up to provide a seat for the body lest the nails tear open the wounds or the ropes force the arms from their sockets. Finally the feet were tied or nailed to the post. Death was caused by the loss of blood circulation and coronary failure. Especially if the victims were tied, it could take days of hideous pain as the extremities turned slowly gangrenous; so often the soldiers would break the victim's legs with a club, causing massive shock and quick death. Such executions were usually done in public places, and the body was left to rot for days, with carrion birds allowed to peck at and degrade the corpse further. The above description was excerpted from Holman Bible Dictionary. The Gospels and other accounts in the New Testament writings give us all the Biblical details we have of Jesus' crucifixion, although the Old Testament contains a number of prophetic passages concerning the Suffering Servant who "was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed." (Isaiah 53:5). How could anyone be so hardened that he would not be moved by the unspeakable suffering that the Lord Jesus endured on the cross. And Pilate's question in Matthew 27:22, "Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" has echoed in the hearts and minds of men and women for centuries, and echoes still. "What shall I do with Jesus?" One's eternal destiny pivots on these six words. --Hank |
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