In the moment that Jesus yields His Spirit to the Father, His sinless human body dies, thereby providing the perfect sacrifiice for the atonement of sins and the justification of all those who believe on Him.
Three encounters at the scene of Jesus' crucifixion teach us that those who are humbled by the meaning of the cross are saved; those who remain prideful are lost.
Jesus appears before Pilate twice and Herod once; in these encounters we see three distinct attitudes of rejection of Jesus Christ common in our world of today.
Peter denies his association with Jesus three times; learning from the factors leading up to this denial, and lessons about the grace and mercy of Jesus.