
Depiction of Calvary. Whitefriar Street Church. Dublin, Ireland. (c)2018
The traditional order of the sayings, which are known as Jesus’s last seven words, are:
Luke 23:34: Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.
Luke 23:43: Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.
John 19:26–27: Woman, behold your son. Son, behold your mother.
Matthew 27:46 & Mark 15:34 My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?
John 19:28: I thirst.
John 19:30: It is finished.
Luke 23:46: Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.
Traditionally, these seven sayings are called words:
1.Forgiveness
2.Salvation
3.Relationship
4.Abandonment
5.Distress
6.Triumph
7.Reunion
See Father James Martin’s book, Seven Last Words.