Click the images below to listen and view the seven last sayings in seven short movies, with spoken commentary.

“Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots” (Luke 23:34).  Here, Jesus is demonstrating His love and forgiveness by asking God to forgive those who crucified Him.

“And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise” (Luke 23:43).  In this passage, Jesus is assuring one of the criminals on the cross that when he died, he will be with Jesus in heaven.

“And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matt 27:46).  Here, Jesus was expressing His feelings of abandonment as God placed the sins of the world on Him – and because of that had to “turn away” from Jesus.  As Jesus was feeling that weight of sin, He was feeling separated from God for the only time in all of eternity.

“After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst” (John 19:28).  This is a simple one, Jesus was thirsty.

“And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost” (Luke 23:46).  Here, Jesus is committing His spirit into the Father’s hands, indicating that He was about to die – and that God had accepted His sacrifice.