Timeline of Jesus Death
Timeline of Jesus Death
Hours
Events Surrounding the Crucifixion as Recorded in Scripture
During the Easter season, especially on Good Friday, Christians focus on the passion of Jesus Christ, or his suffering
and death on the cross. Jesus' final hours on the cross lasted about six hours. We will break down these events
recorded in Scripture, including the events just before and immediately following the Crucifixion.
Note: Many of the actual times of these events are not recorded in Scripture. The timeline represents an
approximate sequence of events.
For more about the death of Jesus read Why Did Jesus Have to Die?
Preceding Events
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
8 a.m.
The Crucifixion
Mark 15: 25 - It was the third hour when they crucified him. (NIV). The third hour in Jewish time would
have been 9 a.m.
Luke 23:34 - Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do now know what they are doing." (NIV)
10 a.m.
Matthew 27:39-40 - And the people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. "So! You
can destroy the Temple and build it again in three days, can you? Well then, if you are the Son of God,
save yourself and come down from the cross!" (NLT)
Mark 15:31 - The leading priests and teachers of religious law also mocked Jesus. "He saved others," they
scoffed, "but he can't save himself!" (NLT)
Luke 23:36-37 - The soldiers mocked him, too, by offering him a drink of sour wine. They called out to him,
"If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!" (NLT)
Luke 23:39 - One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the Christ? Save
yourself and us!" (NIV)
11 a.m.
Luke 23:40-43 - But the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under
the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has
done nothing wrong."
Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."
Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise." (NIV)
John 19:26-27 - When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her,
"Woman, he is your son." And he said to this disciple, "She is your mother." And from then on this disciple
took her into his home. (NLT)
Mark 15:33 - At the sixth hour darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. (NLT)
1 p.m.
Matthew 27:46 - And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama
sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (NKJV)
Jesus is Thirsty
John 19:28-29 - Jesus knew that everything was now finished, and to fulfill the Scriptures he said, "I am
thirsty."A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and
held it up to his lips. (NLT)
2 p.m.
It is Finished
John 19:30a - When Jesus had tasted it, he said, "It is finished!" (NLT)
Luke 23:46 - Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." When he had
said this, he breathed his last. (NIV)
The Earthquake
Matthew 27:51-52 - At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The
earth shook and the rocks split. The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died
were raised to life. (NIV)