The story
Not everyone loved Jesus. Some leaders were angry about what he taught. They did not believe he was God’s Son, so they made a plan to get rid of him.
They took Jesus to Pilate, the Roman ruler. People told lies about Jesus. But Jesus had never done anything wrong. Not one thing!
Jesus stood quietly. He did not argue. He did not fight. Pilate said, “I find nothing wrong with this man.” But the crowd shouted, and Pilate gave in.
They put Jesus on a cross on a hill. In the middle of the day, the sky turned dark as night. Jesus’ mother, Mary, and his friend John stood nearby, so sad.
Even then, Jesus loved people. He asked God to forgive them. He asked John to take care of his mother. Then Jesus said, “It is finished,” and he died.
Jesus died on the cross for us, to take away all our wrong things. Jesus loves us that much! His friends cried. But that was not the end…
