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19 Entonces Pilato ordenó que le dieran azotes a Jesús. Luego, los soldados romanos hicieron una corona de espinas y se la pusieron a Jesús. También le pusieron un manto de color rojo oscuro[a] y, acercándose a él, dijeron: «¡Viva el rey de los judíos!» Y lo golpeaban en la cara.

Pilato volvió a salir, y dijo a la gente: «¡Escuchen! Ordené que traigan a Jesús de nuevo. Yo no creo que sea culpable de nada malo.»

Cuando sacaron a Jesús, llevaba puesta la corona de espinas y vestía el manto rojo. Pilato dijo:

—¡Aquí está el hombre!

Cuando los jefes de los sacerdotes y los guardias del templo vieron a Jesús, comenzaron a gritar:

—¡Clávalo en una cruz! ¡Clávalo en una cruz!

Pilato les dijo:

—Yo no creo que sea culpable de nada. Así que llévenselo y clávenlo en la cruz ustedes mismos.

La gente respondió:

—De acuerdo a nuestra ley, este hombre tiene que morir porque dice ser el Hijo de Dios.

Cuando Pilato oyó lo que decían, sintió más miedo. Volvió a entrar en el palacio, llamó a Jesús y le preguntó:

—¿De dónde eres?

Pero Jesús no le contestó. 10 Entonces Pilato le dijo:

—¿No me vas a contestar? ¿Acaso no sabes que tengo poder para mandar que te dejen libre, o para que mueras clavado en una cruz?

11 Jesús le respondió:

—No tendrías ningún poder sobre mí, si Dios no te lo hubiera dado. El hombre que me entregó es más culpable de pecado que tú.

12 A partir de ese momento, Pilato buscó la manera de dejar libre a Jesús, pero la gente gritó:

—¡Si dejas libre a ese hombre, no eres amigo del emperador romano! ¡Cualquiera que quiera hacerse rey, es enemigo del emperador!

13 Al oír esto, Pilato mandó que sacaran a Jesús del palacio. Luego se sentó en el asiento del tribunal, en un lugar llamado Gabatá, que en hebreo significa El Empedrado. 14 Faltaba un día para la fiesta de la Pascua, y eran como las doce del día. Entonces Pilato dijo a los judíos:

—¡Aquí tienen a su rey!

15 Pero la gente gritó:

—¡Clávalo en una cruz! ¡Clávalo en una cruz!

Pilato les preguntó:

—¿De veras quieren que mate a su rey?

Y los sacerdotes principales le respondieron:

—¡Nosotros no tenemos más rey que el emperador de Roma!

16 Entonces Pilato les entregó a Jesús para que lo mataran en una cruz, y ellos se lo llevaron.

Jesús es clavado en una cruz

17 Jesús salió de allí cargando su propia cruz, y fue al lugar llamado Gólgota, que en hebreo significa «Lugar de la Calavera». 18 Allí clavaron a Jesús en la cruz. También crucificaron a otros dos hombres, uno a cada lado de Jesús.

19-20 Pilato ordenó que escribieran un letrero que explicara por qué habían matado a Jesús. El letrero fue escrito en tres idiomas: hebreo, latín y griego; y decía: «Jesús de Nazaret, Rey de los judíos». Colocaron el letrero en la cruz, por encima de la cabeza de Jesús.

Como el lugar donde clavaron a Jesús estaba cerca de la ciudad, muchos judíos leyeron el letrero. 21 Por eso los sacerdotes principales le dijeron a Pilato:

—No escribas: “Rey de los judíos”. Más bien debes escribir: “Este hombre afirma ser el Rey de los judíos.”

22 Pilato les dijo:

—Lo que he escrito así se queda.

23 Después de que los soldados romanos clavaron a Jesús en la cruz, recogieron su ropa y la partieron en cuatro pedazos, una para cada soldado. También tomaron el manto de Jesús, pero como era un tejido de una sola pieza y sin costuras, 24 decidieron no romperlo, sino echarlo a la suerte, para ver quién se quedaría con él. Así se cumplió lo que dice la Biblia:

«Hicieron un sorteo
para ver quién se quedaba con mi ropa.»

25 Cerca de la cruz estaban María la madre de Jesús, María la esposa de Cleofás y tía de Jesús, y María Magdalena. 26 Cuando Jesús vio a su madre junto al discípulo preferido, le dijo a ella: «Madre, ahí tienes a tu hijo.» 27 Después le dijo al discípulo: «Ahí tienes a tu madre.» Y a partir de ese momento, el discípulo llevó a María a su propia casa.

La muerte de Jesús

28 Jesús sabía que ya había hecho todo lo que Dios le había ordenado. Por eso, y para que se cumpliera lo que dice la Biblia, dijo: «Tengo sed».

29 Había allí un jarro lleno de vinagre. Entonces empaparon una esponja en el vinagre, la ataron a una rama, y la acercaron a la boca de Jesús. 30 Él probó el vinagre y dijo: «Todo está cumplido». Luego, inclinó su cabeza y murió.

La lanza en el costado de Jesús

31 Era viernes, y al día siguiente sería la fiesta de la Pascua. Los jefes judíos no querían que en el día sábado los tres hombres siguieran colgados en las cruces, porque ése sería un sábado muy especial. Por eso le pidieron a Pilato ordenar que se les quebraran las piernas a los tres hombres. Así los harían morir más rápido y podrían quitar los cuerpos.

32 Los soldados fueron y les quebraron las piernas a los dos que habían sido clavados junto a Jesús. 33 Cuando llegaron a Jesús, se dieron cuenta de que ya había muerto. Por eso no le quebraron las piernas.

34 Sin embargo, uno de los soldados atravesó con una lanza el costado de Jesús, y enseguida salió sangre y agua.

35-37 Todo esto sucedió para que se cumpliera lo que dice la Biblia: «No le quebrarán ningún hueso». En otra parte, la Biblia también dice: «Mirarán al que atravesaron con una lanza».

El que dice esto, también vio lo que pasó, y sabe que todo esto es cierto. Él cuenta la verdad para que ustedes crean.

Jesús es sepultado

38 Después de esto José, de la ciudad de Arimatea, le pidió permiso a Pilato para llevarse el cuerpo de Jesús. José era seguidor de Jesús, pero no se lo había dicho a nadie porque tenía miedo de los líderes judíos. Pilato le dio permiso, y José se llevó el cuerpo.

39 También Nicodemo, el que una noche había ido a hablar con Jesús, llegó con unos treinta kilos de perfume a donde estaba José. 40 Los dos tomaron el cuerpo de Jesús, y lo envolvieron en vendas de una tela muy cara. Luego empaparon las vendas con el perfume que había llevado Nicodemo. Los judíos acostumbraban sepultar así a los muertos.

41 En el lugar donde Jesús murió había un jardín con una tumba nueva. Allí no habían puesto a nadie todavía. 42 Como ya iba a empezar el sábado, que era el día de descanso obligatorio para los judíos, pusieron allí el cuerpo de Jesús en esa tumba, porque era la más cercana.

Footnotes

  1. Juan 19:2 La corona y el manto de color rojo oscuro eran símbolos que usaban los reyes de aquella época. Como Jesús era acusado de proclamarse rey de los judíos, los soldados romanos le pusieron la corona de espinas y el manto para burlarse de él.

Jesus Sentenced to Be Crucified(A)

19 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.(B) The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!”(C) And they slapped him in the face.(D)

Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews gathered there, “Look, I am bringing him out(E) to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him.”(F) When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe,(G) Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”

As soon as the chief priests and their officials saw him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!”

But Pilate answered, “You take him and crucify him.(H) As for me, I find no basis for a charge against him.”(I)

The Jewish leaders insisted, “We have a law, and according to that law he must die,(J) because he claimed to be the Son of God.”(K)

When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid, and he went back inside the palace.(L) “Where do you come from?” he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer.(M) 10 “Do you refuse to speak to me?” Pilate said. “Don’t you realize I have power either to free you or to crucify you?”

11 Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above.(N) Therefore the one who handed me over to you(O) is guilty of a greater sin.”

12 From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, “If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king(P) opposes Caesar.”

13 When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge’s seat(Q) at a place known as the Stone Pavement (which in Aramaic(R) is Gabbatha). 14 It was the day of Preparation(S) of the Passover; it was about noon.(T)

“Here is your king,”(U) Pilate said to the Jews.

15 But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!”

“Shall I crucify your king?” Pilate asked.

“We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered.

16 Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.(V)

The Crucifixion of Jesus(W)

So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. 17 Carrying his own cross,(X) he went out to the place of the Skull(Y) (which in Aramaic(Z) is called Golgotha). 18 There they crucified him, and with him two others(AA)—one on each side and Jesus in the middle.

19 Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: jesus of nazareth,(AB) the king of the jews.(AC) 20 Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city,(AD) and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek. 21 The chief priests of the Jews protested to Pilate, “Do not write ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that this man claimed to be king of the Jews.”(AE)

22 Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”

23 When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.

24 “Let’s not tear it,” they said to one another. “Let’s decide by lot who will get it.”

This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled(AF) that said,

“They divided my clothes among them
    and cast lots for my garment.”[a](AG)

So this is what the soldiers did.

25 Near the cross(AH) of Jesus stood his mother,(AI) his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.(AJ) 26 When Jesus saw his mother(AK) there, and the disciple whom he loved(AL) standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman,[b] here is your son,” 27 and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.

The Death of Jesus(AM)

28 Later, knowing that everything had now been finished,(AN) and so that Scripture would be fulfilled,(AO) Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar of wine vinegar(AP) was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. 30 When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.”(AQ) With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

31 Now it was the day of Preparation,(AR) and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses(AS) during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. 32 The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other.(AT) 33 But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34 Instead, one of the soldiers pierced(AU) Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.(AV) 35 The man who saw it(AW) has given testimony, and his testimony is true.(AX) He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. 36 These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled:(AY) “Not one of his bones will be broken,”[c](AZ) 37 and, as another scripture says, “They will look on the one they have pierced.”[d](BA)

The Burial of Jesus(BB)

38 Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders.(BC) With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. 39 He was accompanied by Nicodemus,(BD) the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.[e] 40 Taking Jesus’ body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen.(BE) This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs.(BF) 41 At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid. 42 Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation(BG) and since the tomb was nearby,(BH) they laid Jesus there.

Footnotes

  1. John 19:24 Psalm 22:18
  2. John 19:26 The Greek for Woman does not denote any disrespect.
  3. John 19:36 Exodus 12:46; Num. 9:12; Psalm 34:20
  4. John 19:37 Zech. 12:10
  5. John 19:39 Or about 34 kilograms

Jesus Delivered to Be Crucified

19 Then Pilate took Jesus and (A)flogged him. (B)And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. They came up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and struck him with their hands. Pilate 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.” So Jesus came out, wearing (D)the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, (E)“Behold the man!” When 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.” The Jews[a] 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.” When Pilate heard this statement, (J)he was even more afraid. (K)He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, (L)“Where are you from?” But (M)Jesus gave him no answer. 10 So 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?” 11 Jesus 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.”

12 From 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.” 13 So 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[b] Gabbatha. 14 Now it was (T)the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour.[c] He said to the Jews, (U)“Behold your King!” 15 They 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, 17 and (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. 19 Pilate (AB)also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” 20 Many 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. 21 So 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.’” 22 Pilate 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.[d] But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, 24 so 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. 26 When Jesus saw his mother and (AI)the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, (AJ)“Woman, behold, your son!” 27 Then 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

28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now (AL)finished, said ((AM)to fulfill the Scripture), (AN)“I thirst.” 29 A 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. 30 When 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

31 Since 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. 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other (AU)who had been crucified with him. 33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34 But 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.” 37 And 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[e] by night, came (BG)bringing a mixture of (BH)myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds[f] in weight. 40 So 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. 41 Now 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. 42 So because of the Jewish (BN)day of Preparation, (BO)since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.

Footnotes

  1. John 19:7 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verses 12, 14, 31, 38
  2. John 19:13 Or Hebrew; also verses 17, 20
  3. John 19:14 That is, about noon
  4. John 19:23 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
  5. John 19:39 Greek him
  6. John 19:39 Greek one hundred litras; a litra (or Roman pound) was equal to about 11 1/2 ounces or 327 grams