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On the Passion of Christ According to the Four Evangelists

Thomas à Kempis

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On the Passion of Christ according to the four evangelists — Thomas à Kempis.

Author: Thomas à Kempis

  • 42 chapters
  • 42 PDF pages
  • 42,273 words
  • ≈ 325 min read
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    Table of Contents

    1Section 1
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min
    2Introduction
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 17 min
    3On the sale of Jesus by the traitor Judas
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min
    4On the sorrow and fear that Jesus experienced
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min
    5On our Lord’s triple prayer, his prostration before the Father and his resignation of will
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min
    6Section 6
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min
    7On how the Lord Jesus went to meet his betrayer
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 5 min
    8On the shameful arrest and leading away of the Lord Jesus
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 4 min
    9On the desertion of our Lord and the flight of the apostles
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min
    10On Jesus before Annas the high priest
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min
    11On Saint Peter’s triple denial
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 5 min
    12On Jesus taken from Annas to the priest Caiaphas
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 4 min
    13On the insults and mocking that our Lord suffered
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min
    14Section 14
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 4 min
    15On Christ being brought before Pilate
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 4 min
    16On Herod’s deriding of our Lord Jesus
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 4 min
    17On the angry shouts Away with him! and Crucify him!
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 8 min
    18On the stripping of Jesus and his being bound to the pillar and scourged
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min
    19The despoiling, mocking, crowning, and striking of Jesus’ head
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min
    20Section 20
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 12 min
    21On the unjust condemnation of Jesus to death
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 5 min
    22On Jesus’ carrying his Cross and being led to the place known as Calvary
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 14 min
    23On the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus and his hanging naked, high, and long on the Cross
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 15 min
    24On Jesus’ wounds and the shedding of his precious blood
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min
    25On Jesus’ prayer for his enemies
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 8 min
    26On the disrobing and dividing of Christ’s garments
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 11 min
    27On the crowd’s insults and Jesus’ enduring perseverance on the Cross
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 11 min
    28On the words spoken to the thief on the Cross
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 11 min
    29On the extraordinary inscription with the name of Jesus and placed above his head
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 9 min
    30On our Lord’s compassion for his sorrowful Mother and his giving of the Blessed Mary and Saint John to each other
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 13 min
    31On the admirable virtues of the Blessed Virgin and on her sorrow and tears
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 17 min
    32The lone dereliction of the Lord Jesus on his Cross
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 10 min
    33On the thirst of the Lord Jesus as he hangs on the Cross
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 7 min
    34On fulfilling the Scriptures in the death of Christ and on the words It is finished!
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 11 min
    35On the Lord Jesus’ sorrowful departure from this world
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 22 min
    36On the pitiable appearance of Jesus after his soul left his body
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 9 min
    37On the piercing of the sacred side of the Lord Jesus after his death
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 10 min
    38On the taking down of the Lord Jesus from the Cross
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 7 min
    39Prayers to members of Christ’s body
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min
    40On the reverent burial of the Lord Jesus
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 10 min
    41Art Credits
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 1 min
    42Notes
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 11 min

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