John 19-21 (English Standard Version)

John 19

Jesus Delivered to Be Crucified

 ¹Then Pilate took Jesus and^(A) flogged him. ^2(B) And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. ³They came up to him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and struck him with their hands. ⁴Pilate went out again and said to them, "See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that^(C) I find no guilt in him." ⁵So Jesus came out, wearing^(D) the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them,^(E) "Behold the man!" ⁶When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, "Crucify him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them,^(F) "Take him yourselves and crucify him, for^(G) I find no guilt in him." ⁷The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and^(H) according to that law he ought to die because^(I) he has made himself the Son of God." ⁸When Pilate heard this statement,^(J) he was even more afraid. ^9(K) He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus,^(L) "Where are you from?" But^(M) Jesus gave him no answer. ¹⁰So Pilate said to him, "You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?" ¹¹Jesus answered him, ^(N) "You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore^(O) he who delivered me over to you^(P) has the greater sin."

 ¹²From then on^(Q) Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, "If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend.^(R) Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar." ¹³So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on^(S) the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic^[a] Gabbatha. ¹⁴Now it was^(T) the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour.^[b] He said to the Jews,^(U) "Behold your King!" ¹⁵They cried out,^(V) "Away with him, away with him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar." ^16(W) So he^(X) delivered him over to them to be crucified.

   

The Crucifixion

   So they took Jesus, ¹⁷and^(Y) he went out,^(Z) bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. ^18(AA) There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them. ¹⁹Pilate^(AB) also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews." ²⁰Many of the Jews read this inscription, for^(AC) the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, in Latin, and in Greek. ²¹So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but rather, 'This man said, I am King of the Jews.'" ²²Pilate answered,^(AD) "What I have written I have written."

 ^23(AE) When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic.^[c] But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, ²⁴so they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be."^(AF) This was to fulfill the Scripture which says,

   ^(AG) "They divided my garments among them,
   and for my clothing they cast lots."

   

   So the soldiers did these things, ^25(AH) but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. ²⁶When Jesus saw his mother and^(AI) the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, ^(AJ) "Woman, behold, your son!" ²⁷Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to^(AK) his own home.

The Death of Jesus

 ²⁸After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now^(AL) finished, said (^(AM) to fulfill the Scripture), ^(AN) "I thirst." ²⁹A jar full of sour wine stood there,^(AO) so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. ³⁰When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, ^(AP) "It is finished," and he bowed his head and^(AQ) gave up his spirit.

Jesus’ Side Is Pierced

 ³¹Since it was^(AR) the day of Preparation, and^(AS) so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was^(AT) a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away. ³²So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other^(AU) who had been crucified with him. ³³But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. ³⁴But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out^(AV) blood and water. ^35(AW) He who saw it has borne witness—^(AX) his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth—^(AY) that you also may believe. ^36(AZ) For these things took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled:^(BA) "Not one of his bones^(BB) will be broken." ³⁷And again another Scripture says,^(BC) "They will look on him whom they have pierced."

Jesus Is Buried

 ^38(BD) After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly^(BE) for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away his body. ^39(BF) Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus^[d] by night, came^(BG) bringing a mixture of^(BH) myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds^[e] in weight. ⁴⁰So they took the body of Jesus and^(BI) bound it in^(BJ) linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. ⁴¹Now in the place where he was crucified there was a^(BK) garden, and^(BL) in the garden a new tomb^(BM) in which no one had yet been laid. ⁴²So because of the Jewish^(BN) day of Preparation,^(BO) since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.

John 20

The Resurrection

 ^1(BP) Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that^(BQ) the stone had been taken away from the tomb. ²So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple,^(BR) the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and^(BS) we do not know where they have laid him." ^3(BT) So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going toward the tomb. ⁴Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. ⁵And stooping to look in, he saw^(BU) the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. ⁶Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, ⁷and^(BV) the face cloth, which had been on Jesus’^[f] head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself. ⁸Then the other disciple,^(BW) who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; ⁹for as yet^(BX) they did not understand the Scripture,^(BY) that he must rise from the dead. ¹⁰Then the disciples went back to their homes.

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

 ¹¹But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. ¹²And^(BZ) she saw^(CA) two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. ¹³They said to her,^(CB) "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them,^(CC) "They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him." ¹⁴Having said this, she turned around and^(CD) saw Jesus standing,^(CE) but she did not know that it was Jesus. ¹⁵Jesus said to her, ^(CF) "Woman, why are you weeping?^(CG) Whom are you seeking?" Supposing him to be^(CH) the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away." ¹⁶Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Aramaic,^[g](CI) "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher). ¹⁷Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to^(CJ) my brothers and say to them,^(CK) 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to^(CL) my God and your God.'" ¹⁸Mary Magdalene^(CM) went and announced to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord"—and that he had said these things to her.

Jesus Appears to the Disciples

 ^19(CN) On the evening^(CO) of that day, the first day of the week,^(CP) the doors being locked where the disciples were^(CQ) for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, ^(CR) "Peace be with you." ²⁰When he had said this,^(CS) he showed them his hands and his side. Then^(CT) the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. ²¹Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As^(CU) the Father has sent me,^(CV) even so I am sending you." ²²And when he had said this, he^(CW) breathed on them and said to them, ^(CX) "Receive the Holy Spirit. ^23(CY) If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld."

Jesus and Thomas

 ²⁴Now^(CZ) Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin,^[h] was not with them when Jesus came. ²⁵So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them,^(DA) "Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe."

 ²⁶Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them.^(DB) Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." ²⁷Then he said to Thomas, ^(DC) "Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe." ²⁸Thomas answered him,^(DD) "My Lord and my God!" ²⁹Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me?^(DE) Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."

The Purpose of This Book

 ^30(DF) Now Jesus did many other signs^(DG) in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; ^31(DH) but these are written so that you may^(DI) believe that Jesus is the Christ,^(DJ) the Son of God, and that by believing^(DK) you may have life^(DL) in his name.

John 21

Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples

 ¹After this Jesus^(DM) revealed himself^(DN) again to the disciples by^(DO) the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way. ²Simon Peter,^(DP) Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of^(DQ) Cana in Galilee,^(DR) the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. ³Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They said to him, "We will go with you." They went out and got into the boat, but^(DS) that night they caught nothing.

 ⁴Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples^(DT) did not know that it was Jesus. ^5(DU) Jesus said to them, "Children, do you have any fish?" They answered him, "No." ^6(DV) He said to them, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish. ⁷That disciple^(DW) whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord,^(DX) he put on his outer garment, for he was^(DY) stripped for work, and^(DZ) threw himself into the sea. ⁸The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards^[i] off.

 ⁹When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread. ¹⁰Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish that you have just caught." ¹¹So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, 153 of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn. ¹²Jesus said to them, ^(EA) "Come and^(EB) have breakfast." Now^(EC) none of the disciples dared ask him, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord. ¹³Jesus came and^(ED) took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. ^14(EE) This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.

Jesus and Peter

 ¹⁵When they had^(EF) finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ^(EG) "Simon,^(EH) son of John,^(EI) do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed^(EJ) my lambs." ¹⁶He said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, ^(EK) "Tend^(EL) my sheep." ¹⁷He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him^(EM) the third time, "Do you love me?" and he said to him, "Lord,^(EN) you know everything; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed^(EO) my sheep. ^18(EP) Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young,^(EQ) you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go." ¹⁹(This he said to show^(ER) by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, ^(ES) "Follow me."

Jesus and the Beloved Apostle

 ²⁰Peter turned and saw^(ET) the disciple whom Jesus loved following them,^(EU) the one who had been reclining at table close to him and had said, "Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?" ²¹When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, "Lord, what about this man?" ²²Jesus said to him, "If it is my will that he remain^(EV) until^(EW) I come, what is that to you?^(EX) You follow me!" ²³So the saying spread abroad among^(EY) the brothers^[j] that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?"

 ²⁴This is the disciple^(EZ) who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and^(FA) we know^(FB) that his testimony is true.

 ²⁵Now^(FC) there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that^(FD) the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.