The Stations of the Cross: Various Versions
compiled by by Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D.
Introduction:
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Traditional Stations of the Cross, from Jerusalem:
| Station | Description | Biblical References |
| First | Jesus is condemned to death | Mark 15:15; Matt 27:26; Luke 23:24-25; John 19:16 |
| Second | Jesus accepts the cross | John 19:17 |
| Third | Jesus falls for the first time | x |
| Fourth | Jesus meets his sorrowing mother | [cf. Luke 2:35] |
| Fifth | Simon of Cyrene carries the cross of Jesus | Mark 15:21; Matt 27:32; Luke 23:26 |
| Sixth | Veronica wipes the face of Jesus | x |
| Seventh | Jesus falls a second time | x |
| Eighth | Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem | Luke 23:27-31 |
| Ninth | Jesus falls a third time | x |
| Tenth | Jesus is stripped of his clothes | [John 19:23-24; cf. Mark 15:24; Matt 27:35; Luke 23:34b] |
| Eleventh | Jesus is nailed to the cross | [Mark 15:24; Matt 27:35; Luke 23:33; John 19:18] [cf. John 20:25; Col 2:14] |
| Twelfth | Jesus dies on the cross | Mark 15:37; Matt 27:50; Luke 23:44-46; John 19:30 |
| Thirteenth | Jesus's body is taken down from the cross | Mark 15:42-46a; Luke 23:50-53a; John 19:31-38 |
| Fourteenth | Jesus' body is laid in the tomb | Mark 15:46b-47; Matt 27:57-66; Luke 23:53b-56; John 19:38-42 |
| [Fifteenth] | The women find the tomb empty | Mark 16:1-8; Matt 28:1-7; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-18 |
Scriptural Stations of the Cross, from Rome:
| Station | Description | Biblical References |
| First | Jesus Prays at Gethsemane | Matthew 25:36-41; Luke 22:44 |
| Second | Jesus, Betrayed by Judas, Is Arrested | Mark 14:43-46; Matthew 26:48 |
| Third | Jesus Is Condemned by the Sanhedrin | Mark 14:63-64; Luke 22:66-71 |
| Fourth | Jesus Is Denied by Peter | Matthew 26:69-75; Luke 22:61 |
| Fifth | Jesus Is Judged by Pilate | Mark 15:1-5, 15; Luke 23:24-25 |
| Sixth | Jesus Is Scourged and Crowned with Thorns | John 19:1-3 |
| Seventh | Jesus Carries the Cross | John 19:6, 15-17 |
| Eighth | Jesus Is Helped by Simon of Cyrene to Carry the Cross | Mark 15:21 |
| Ninth | Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem | Luke 23:27-31 |
| Tenth | Jesus Is Crucified | Luke 23:33-34 |
| Eleventh | Jesus Promises Paradise to the Good Thief | Luke 23:39-43 |
| Twelfth | Jesus Speaks to His Mother and the Beloved Disciple | John 19:25-27 |
| Thirteenth | Jesus Dies on the Cross | Mark 15:37; Luke 23:44-46 |
| Fourteenth | Jesus' Body Is Laid in the Tomb | Matthew 27:57-60 |
| [Fifteenth] | The Women Find the Tomb Empty | Mark 16:1-8; Matthew 28:1-7; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-18 |