2. SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE. The whole life of Jesus on earth was a
life of suffering endured for our sakes. He bore all the trials and
hardships which have come upon our race as a result of its sinfulness.
He also suffered constant persecution at the hands of his enemies. [Heb.
12:3; John 1:11] But His greatest sufferings came at the end of His
life, in the agony of Gethsemane, [Matt. 26:36-46] in the mock-trial
before the Jewish Council, [Matt. 26:57-75] and in His sufferings under
Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor. [Matt. 27:1-30] He was mocked,
spitefully entreated, spitted on, crowned with thorns, and scourged; and
then He

3. WAS CRUCIFIED. [Luke 23:33] Though innocent and holy, He was treated
as though He were a malefactor, and was put to a cruel and shameful
death. He was nailed to a cross, and left suspended there till He died.
So great was His agony, that He cried out, "My God, my God, why hast
Thou forsaken me?" [Mark 15:34]

4. DEAD. After unspeakable sufferings, Jesus died on the cross. [Mark
15:37] He was really, and not seemingly, dead. [John 19:33-34] He
voluntarily gave up His life for ours. [John 10:18-19+] His death was
_vicarious_. He suffered the penalty for our sins. [I Pet. 3:18, Isa.
53:5+]

5. BURIED. His body was laid away in the grave, where our bodies shall
decay. But since Christ was "the Holy One of God," His body could not
"see corruption." [Ps. 16:10]

HIS EXALTATION.

After the work of redemption was completed, Christ assumed the full use