Episode

Did Jesus Suffer During His Crucifixion? (Depends Which Gospel You Read!)

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Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman

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Jun 16, 2026

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2057

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Summary

In the gospels, Jesus' suffering is on a sliding scale - from sweating blood, to calmly accepting his fate. What did Jesus think about his own suffering, and is it even possible to answer that question from the evidence we have?