Páscoa
A Páscoa é a celebração suprema da redenção. Do cordeiro pascal no Egito ao Cordeiro de Deus que tira o pecado do mundo, ela aponta para o sacrifício e a vitória de Cristo.
A caminhada para a cruz
Jesus entrou em Jerusalém como Rei humilde, e a multidão o aclamou. Ele sabia do sofrimento que viria, mas caminhou em obediência até o fim.
9 And the puple that wente bifore, and that sueden, crieden, and seiden, Osanna to the sone of Dauid; blessid is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Osanna in hiy thingis.
25 Mi soule cleuede to the pawment; quykine thou me bi thi word.26 I telde out my weies, and thou herdist me; teche thou me thi iustifiyngis.
9 Thou douyter of Sion, make ioie withoutforth ynow, synge, thou douyter of Jerusalem; lo! thi kyng schal come to thee, he iust, and sauyour; he pore, and stiynge on a sche asse, and on a fole, sone of a sche asse.
18 we goon vp to Jerusalem, and mannus sone schal be bitakun to princis of prestis, and scribis; and thei schulen condempne him to deeth.19 And thei schulen bitake hym to hethene men, for to be scorned, and scourgid, and crucified; and the thridde day he schal rise ayen to lijf.
A paixão de Cristo
Jesus foi zombado, açoitado e crucificado. Ele orou no Getsêmani e entregou sua vida voluntariamente, dizendo: 'Está consumado!'
28 And thei vnclothiden hym, and diden aboute hym a reed mantil;29 and thei foldiden a coroun of thornes, and putten on his heed, and a rehed in his riyt hoond; and thei kneliden bifore hym, and scornyden hym, and seiden, Heil, kyng of Jewis.
37 and setten aboue his heed his cause writun, This is Jhesu of Nazareth, kyng of Jewis.
36 And he seide, Abba, fadir, alle thingis ben possible to thee, bere ouer fro me this cuppe; but not that Y wole, but that thou wolt, be don.
46 And Jhesus criynge with a greet vois, seide, Fadir, in to thin hoondis Y bitake my spirit. And he seiynge these thingis, yaf vp the goost.
30 Therfor whanne Jhesus hadde takun the vynegre, he seid, It is endid. And whanne his heed was bowid doun, he yaf vp the goost.
A ressurreição gloriosa
Ele não está aqui — ressuscitou! O túmulo vazio é a prova de que a morte foi derrotada e Cristo vive para sempre.
5 But the aungel answeride, and seide to the wymmen, Nyle ye drede, for Y woot that ye seken Jhesu, that was crucified;6 he is not here, for he is risun, as he seide; come ye, and se ye the place, where the Lord was leid.
6 Which seith to hem, Nyle ye drede; ye seken Jhesu of Nazareth crucified; he is risun, he is not here; lo! the place where thei leiden hym.
6 He is not here, but is risun. Haue ye mynde, hou he spak to you, whanne he was yit in Galile,7 and seide, For it bihoueth mannys sone to be bitakun in to the hondis of synful men, and to be crucified, and the thridde dai to rise ayen.
8 Therfor thanne thilke disciple that cam first to the graue, entride, and sai, and bileuede.9 For thei knewen not yit the scripture, that it behofte him to rise ayen fro deth.