What do the last words of the most famous Man in history tell us about Him? While Jesus of Nazareth hung on a Roman cross over two thousand years ago, He uttered seven distinct sayings that are distributed across all four New Testament gospels. The gospels of John and Luke record three each, while Matthew and Mark share the same one. As we walk through these sayings, we’ll see what was truly on Jesus’ heart, the Saviour of the world, at the time of His death.
While Jesus hung in excruciating pain on that cruel Cross, blood oozing from His broken body. He prayed for His persecutors. The very people who arrested, mocked, flogged, and nailed Him to a cross—though He was innocent—are the people for whom Jesus pleaded to God.
1 . “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” - Luke 23:34
The first saying is perhaps the most remarkable. While Jesus hung in
