Surrender with FaithA map of Gospel scenes

Gospel Scenes

Each point is one Gospel scene. Up is Faith — why they act: because of who he is, or something else. Across is Surrender — whether they said yes to what he was offering. Green is a mercy. Crimson is a no. You are allowed to look.

286 scenes

Jesus on the cross

Mt 27:45-50; Mk 15:33-37; Lk 23:44-46; Jn 19:28-30

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It is finished. Father, into your hands I commit my spirit. The cup accepted in the garden is drunk to the end. The grace offered this hour is to finish the work, and commend the spirit. The hour is fruitful: he gives up his spirit.

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Matthew 27:45–50

⁴⁵Now from the sixth hour27:45 noon there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.27:45 3:00 p.m.

⁴⁶About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lima27:46 TR reads “lama” instead of “lima” sabachthani?” That is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”27:46 Psalm 22:1

⁴⁷Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.”

⁴⁸Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him a drink.

⁴⁹The rest said, “Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to save him.”

⁵⁰Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.

Mark 15:33–37

³³When the sixth hour15:33 or, noon had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.15:33 3:00 p.m.

³⁴At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is, being interpreted, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 15:34 Psalm 22:1

³⁵Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.”

³⁶One ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down.”

³⁷Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and gave up the spirit.

Luke 23:44–46

⁴⁴It was now about the sixth hour,23:44 Time was counted from sunrise, so the sixth hour was about noon. and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.23:44 3:00 p.m.

⁴⁵The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.

⁴⁶Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” Having said this, he breathed his last.

John 19:28–30

²⁸After this, Jesus, seeing19:28 NU, TR read “knowing” instead of “seeing” that all things were now finished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I am thirsty!”

²⁹Now a vessel full of vinegar was set there; so they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop, and held it at his mouth.

³⁰When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

The Fathers

“Or otherwise; The wonder was in this, that the darkness was over the whole earth, which had never come to pass before, save only in Egypt what time the Passover was celebrated; for the things done then were a type of these. And consider the time when this is done; at mid-day, while over the whole world it was day, that all the dwellers on the earth might perceive it.”
— St. John Chrysostom

“It follows, “Some of them that stood by,” etc.; “some,” not all; whom I suppose to have been Roman soldiers, ignorant of Hebrew, but from the words “Eli, Eli,” thought that He called upon Elias. But if we prefer to suppose them Jews, they do it after their usual manner, that they may accuse the Lord of weakness in thus invoking Elias.”
— St. Jerome

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