Sorrowful Mysteries
Agony in the Garden

  • Primary Passages

    • Matthew 26:36-46
    • Mark 14:32–42  ·  Luke 22:39-46

  • Enriching Passages

    • John 17:1-26  ·  Matthew 26:69-75
    • Mark 14:66-72  ·  Luke 22:54-62
    • John 18:12–16  ·  Romans 13:11-14
    • Ephesians 5:19-20  ·  1 Thessalonians 5:6-11
    • 2 Samuel 15:7-14,24-30; 16:5-13

Scourging at the Pillar

  • Primary Passages

    • Matthew 27:24-26
    • Mark 15:6-15
    • John 19:1

  • Enriching Passages

    • Isaiah 53:1–12
    • John 15:18-16:4a

Crowning with Thorns

  • Primary Passages

    • Matthew 27:27–31  ·  Luke 23:11
    • Mark 15:16-20  ·  John 19:2-11

  • Enriching Passages

    • John 18:28-39
    • Psalm 7:14-16
    • Psalm 102:8-11

Carrying of the Cross

  • Primary Passages

    • Matthew 27:31-32  ·  Mark 15:20-21
    • Luke 23:26-31  ·  John 19:17

  • Enriching Passages

    • John 16:20-22  ·  Psalm 38:4
    • Matthew 11:28-30  ·  Luke 9:23-25

Crucifixion and Death

  • Primary Passages

    • Matthew 27:33-66  ·  Mark 15:22-47
    • Luke 23:27-56  ·  John 19:17-42

  • Enriching Passages

    • John 2:13-25  ·  John 3:13-17  ·  Phil 2:5-11
    • Col 1:15-24  ·  Psalm 22  ·  Psalm 31:5
    • Psalm 34:20  ·  Psalm 69:21  ·  Psalm 109:25
    • Ex 12:46  ·  Ex 26:31–35  ·  Num 21:4b-9
    • Zechariah 12:10-13:1  ·  Acts 7:59-60