彼得前书 2:24 他被挂在木头上，亲身担当了我们的罪，使我们既然在罪上死，就得以在义上活。因他受的鞭伤，你们便得了医治。(现代标点和合本)
1 Peter 2:24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose [g]stripes you were healed. (NKJV)
耶稣在十字架上亲身担当了我们的罪，使我们既然在罪上死，就得以在义上活。十字架的信息是这样的：身为罪人，我们本该承受审判和咒诅，但因着耶稣完成的工作，我们所有的罪都已经得赦免，如今的我们是蒙福的。我们原本注定过着充满挣扎和冲突的生活，但因着十字架，我们被召乃是要过丰盛的生活，在家庭和职场中都满有平安与恩宠。阿们！
Jesus bore our sins in His own body on the cross so that we, having died to sin, might live for righteousness. The message of the cross is this: As sinners, we deserved judgment and curse, but because of Jesus’ finished work, all our sins have been forgiven, and we are now blessed. We were meant to live lives marked by struggle and strife—but because of the cross, we are called to live abundant lives, full of peace and favor, both in our families and in our workplaces. Amen.