Passion Paintings

01 - The Presentation 84 x 96

Luke 2:22-32 (NLT)
Then it was time for the purification offering, as required by the law of Moses after the birth of a child; so his parents took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. [23] The law of the Lord says, "If a woman's first child is a boy, he must be dedicated to the Lord." [24] So they offered a sacrifice according to what was required in the law of the Lord—"either a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons." [25] Now there was a man named Simeon who lived in Jerusalem. He was a righteous man and very devout. He was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he eagerly expected the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. [26] The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not die until he had seen the Lord's Messiah. [27] That day the Spirit led him to the Temple. So when Mary and Joseph came to present the baby Jesus to the Lord as the law required, [28] Simeon was there. He took the child in his arms and praised God, saying, [29] "Lord, now I can die in peace! As you promised me, [30] I have seen the Savior [31] you have given to all people. [32] He is a light to reveal God to the nations, and he is the glory of your people Israel!"

Mark 11:1-10 (NLT)
As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany, on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead. [2] "Go into that village over there," he told them, "and as soon as you enter it, you will see a colt tied there that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here. [3] If anyone asks what you are doing, just say, 'The Lord needs it and will return it soon.' " [4] The two disciples left and found the colt standing in the street, tied outside a house. [5] As they were untying it, some bystanders demanded, "What are you doing, untying that colt?" [6] They said what Jesus had told them to say, and they were permitted to take it. [7] Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments over it, and he sat on it. [8] Many in the crowd spread their coats on the road ahead of Jesus, and others cut leafy branches in the fields and spread them along the way. [9] He was in the center of the procession, and the crowds all around him were shouting, "Praise God! Bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord! [10] Bless the coming kingdom of our ancestor David! Praise God in highest heaven!"

03 - The Last Supper 108 x 108

Mark 14:17-26 (NLT)
In the evening Jesus arrived with the twelve disciples. [18] As they were sitting around the table eating, Jesus said, "The truth is, one of you will betray me, one of you who is here eating with me." [19] Greatly distressed, one by one they began to ask him, "I'm not the one, am I?" [20] He replied, "It is one of you twelve, one who is eating with me now. [21] For I, the Son of Man, must die, as the Scriptures declared long ago. But how terrible it will be for my betrayer. Far better for him if he had never been born!" [22] As they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread and asked God's blessing on it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, "Take it, for this is my body." [23] And he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. He gave it to them, and they all drank from it. [24] And he said to them, "This is my blood, poured out for many, sealing the covenant between God and his people. [25] I solemnly declare that I will not drink wine again until that day when I drink it new in the Kingdom of God." [26] Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.

04 - The Triumph of Barabbas 108 x 108

Mark 15:6-15 (NLT)
Now it was the governor's custom to release one prisoner each year at Passover time—anyone the people requested. [7] One of the prisoners at that time was Barabbas, convicted along with others for murder during an insurrection. [8] The mob began to crowd in toward Pilate, asking him to release a prisoner as usual. [9] "Should I give you the King of the Jews?" Pilate asked. [10] (For he realized by now that the leading priests had arrested Jesus out of envy.) [11] But at this point the leading priests stirred up the mob to demand the release of Barabbas instead of Jesus. [12] "But if I release Barabbas," Pilate asked them, "what should I do with this man you call the King of the Jews?" [13] They shouted back, "Crucify him!" [14] "Why?" Pilate demanded. "What crime has he committed?" But the crowd only roared the louder, "Crucify him!" [15] So Pilate, anxious to please the crowd, released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to crucify him.

05 - The Crucifixion 108 x 108

John 19:28-30 (NLT)
Jesus knew that everything was now finished, and to fulfill the Scriptures he said, "I am thirsty." [29] 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. [30] When Jesus had tasted it, he said, "It is finished!" Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

06 - Ascension and Judgment 108 x 108

Acts 1:6-9 (NLT)
When the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, "Lord, are you going to free Israel now and restore our kingdom?" [7] "The Father sets those dates," he replied, "and they are not for you to know. [8] But when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power and will tell people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." [9] It was not long after he said this that he was taken up into the sky while they were watching, and he disappeared into a cloud.