{"id":4746,"date":"2026-03-03T10:32:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nocrossnocrown.net\/?page_id=4746"},"modified":"2026-03-08T20:10:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T01:10:44","slug":"the-lord-jesus-was-crucified-on-thursday","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nocrossnocrown.net\/?page_id=4746&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"On What Day Was the Lord Jesus Crucified?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Scripture (NIV)<\/h3>\n
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  1. Matthew 12:40<\/strong>
    \n\u201cFor as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth<\/strong><\/span>.\u201d<\/li>\n
  2. Matthew 17:23<\/strong>
    \n\u201cThey will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised to life<\/strong><\/span>.\u201d And the disciples were filled with grief.<\/li>\n
  3. Matthew 27:62\u201363<\/strong>
    \n\u201cThe next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. \u2018Sir,\u2019 they said, \u2018we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, \u201cAfter three days I will rise again.\u201d<\/strong><\/span>\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n
  4. Mark 8:31<\/strong>
    \n\u201cHe then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again<\/strong><\/span>.\u201d<\/li>\n
  5. Mark 9:31<\/strong>
    \n\u201cHe said to them, \u2018The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three days he will rise<\/strong><\/span>.\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n
  6. Mark 10:34<\/strong>
    \n\u201cThey will mock him and spit on him, flog him and kill him. Three days later he will rise.<\/strong><\/span>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Introduction<\/h3>\n

    Good Friday is the Christian observance commemorating the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus. The name reflects the traditional view that Jesus was crucified on a Friday. However, besides the traditional view, some hold that Jesus was crucified on Wednesday or Thursday. This article does not rely on tradition, but seeks to reconstruct the facts based solely on the biblical record.<\/p>\n

    Regardless of whether Jesus was crucified on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, all three views agree:<\/p>\n