19 於是彼拉多命人鞭打耶穌。 士兵用荊棘編成冠冕戴在祂頭上,又拿紫袍給祂穿上, 來到祂面前說:「猶太人的王萬歲!」然後又用手掌打祂。

彼拉多又走到外面對眾人說:「我把祂帶到你們面前,好讓你們知道我查不出祂有什麼罪。」 於是,耶穌戴著荊棘冠冕、穿著紫色長袍出來。彼拉多對眾人說:「你們看這個人!」

祭司長和差役一見耶穌,就喊道:「把祂釘在十字架上!把祂釘在十字架上!」

彼拉多說:「你們自己把祂帶去釘十字架吧!因為我查不出祂有什麼罪。」

猶太人回答說:「我們有律法,按照那律法,祂應當被處死,因為祂自稱是上帝的兒子。」

彼拉多聽了這話,更加害怕, 連忙將耶穌帶回總督府,問祂:「你到底是從哪裡來的?」但耶穌沒有回答。

10 彼拉多說:「你不回答我嗎?難道你不知道我有權釋放你,也有權把你釘在十字架上嗎?」

11 耶穌回答說:「除非從上面賜下權柄給你,否則你無權處置我。因此,把我交給你的那人罪更大。」

12 從那時起,彼拉多想要釋放耶穌,可是猶太人卻一直喊叫:「如果你釋放這個人,你就不是凱撒的忠臣[a]。凡自以為王的,就是背叛凱撒。」

13 彼拉多聽了這話,就帶著耶穌來到一個地方,名叫「鋪石地」,那地方希伯來話叫厄巴大。彼拉多在那裡開庭審判祂。 14 那天正是逾越節的預備日,大約在中午十二時,彼拉多對猶太人說:「看啊!你們的王。」

15 眾人喊道:「除掉祂!除掉祂!把祂釘在十字架上!」

彼拉多說:「我可以把你們的王釘在十字架上嗎?」

祭司長答道:「除了凱撒,我們沒有別的王!」

16 於是,彼拉多將耶穌交給他們去釘十字架,他們就把耶穌帶走了。

釘十字架

17 耶穌背著自己的十字架出來,前往髑髏地[b],那地方希伯來話叫各各他。 18 他們在那裡把耶穌釘在十字架上。同時還釘了兩個人,一邊一個,耶穌在當中。 19 彼拉多寫了一個告示,安在十字架上,上面寫著「猶太人的王,拿撒勒人耶穌」。 20 因為耶穌被釘十字架的地方離城不遠,告示上面的字是用希伯來、羅馬、希臘三種文字寫的,所以很多猶太人讀了上面的字。

21 猶太人的祭司長對彼拉多說:「不要寫『猶太人的王』,應該寫『這人自稱是猶太人的王』。」

22 彼拉多說:「我寫了就寫了。」

23 士兵把耶穌釘在十字架上,又把祂的衣服分成四份,每人一份。剩下的內衣從上到下是一塊布,沒有縫口, 24 他們就商量說:「不要撕破它,讓我們抽籤決定給誰吧。」這件事是要應驗聖經上的話:「他們分了我的外衣,又為我的內衣抽籤。」士兵果然這樣做了。

25 耶穌的十字架旁邊站著祂母親、祂母親的一個姊妹、革羅罷的妻子瑪麗亞和抹大拉的瑪麗亞。 26 耶穌看見祂的母親和祂所愛的門徒都站在旁邊,就對母親說:「婦人,看啊,他是你的兒子。」 27 然後對門徒說:「看啊,她是你的母親。」從那天起,那個門徒就把她接到自己家裡去了。

耶穌之死

28 後來,耶穌知道一切的事已經完成,就說:「我渴了。」這是要應驗聖經上的話。 29 那裡有一個器皿盛滿了醋酒。有人用海綿蘸滿了醋酒綁在牛膝草上送到祂的嘴裡, 30 耶穌嚐了那醋酒,然後說:「成了!」就垂下頭來,將靈魂交給了上帝。

31 因為那天是預備日,第二天的安息日是個大日子,為了避免在安息日有屍首留在十字架上,猶太人便求彼拉多叫人打斷他們的腿,好把他們搬走。 32 於是,士兵上前把與耶穌同釘十字架的兩個人的腿都打斷了。 33 但是他們來到耶穌那裡時,發現祂已經死了,就沒有打斷祂的腿, 34 只是有一個士兵用矛刺了一下祂的肋旁,頓時有血和水流了出來。 35 看見這事的人為此做見證,他的見證是真實的,他知道自己所說的是事實,好讓你們可以相信。 36 這些事的發生是為了應驗聖經上的話:「祂的骨頭一根也不會折斷」; 37 「他們要仰望自己所刺的那位。」

安葬耶穌

38 事後,有一個名叫約瑟的亞利馬太人請求彼拉多讓他為耶穌收屍。他因為畏懼猶太人,只是暗中做耶穌的門徒。彼拉多批准了,他就把耶穌的遺體領去。 39 曾經夜訪耶穌的尼哥德慕也來了,他帶來了沒藥和沉香調成的香料,重約三十四公斤。 40 他們按照猶太人殯葬的習俗,用細麻布加上香料把耶穌的遺體裹好。 41 在耶穌被釘十字架的地方有一個園子,裡邊有一座新墳墓,從來沒有安葬過人。 42 因為那天是猶太人的預備日,這座新墳墓也在附近,他們就把耶穌安放在那裡。

Footnotes

  1. 19·12 忠臣」希臘文是「朋友」。
  2. 19·17 可能當地的石灰岩地形看起來像一具骷髏頭,故此得名。

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

Jesús condenado a muerte (Mt 27,30-31; Mc 15,12-20; Lc 23,20-25)

19 Así pues, Pilato se hizo cargo del asunto y mandó que azotaran a Jesús. Los soldados trenzaron una corona de espinas y se la pusieron en la cabeza. Le echaron también sobre los hombros un manto de púrpura y, acercándose a él, decían:

— ¡Viva el rey de los judíos!

Y le daban bofetadas. Salió de nuevo Pilato y les dijo:

— Mirad, os lo voy a presentar para dejar claro que no encuentro delito alguno en él.

Salió, pues, Jesús llevando la corona de espinas y el manto de púrpura. Pilato les dijo:

— ¡Este es el hombre!

Al ver a Jesús, los jefes de los sacerdotes y sus esbirros comenzaron a gritar:

— ¡Crucifícalo! ¡Crucifícalo!

Pilato insistió:

— Tomadlo vosotros y crucificadlo; yo no encuentro delito alguno en él.

Los judíos replicaron:

— Nosotros tenemos una ley, y según ella debe morir, porque ha querido hacerse pasar por Hijo de Dios.

Al oír esto, Pilato sintió aún más temor. Entró de nuevo en el palacio y preguntó a Jesús:

— ¿De dónde eres tú?

Jesús ni siquiera le contestó. 10 Pilato le dijo:

— ¿Cómo? ¿Te niegas a contestarme? ¿Es que no sabes que tengo autoridad tanto para dejarte en libertad como para hacerte crucificar?

11 Jesús le respondió:

— No tendrías autoridad alguna sobre mí si Dios no te la hubiera concedido; por eso, el que me ha entregado a ti es mucho más culpable que tú.

12 Desde ese momento, Pilato intentaba por todos los medios poner a Jesús en libertad. Pero los judíos le gritaban:

— Si lo pones en libertad, no eres amigo del emperador. El que pretende ser rey se enfrenta al emperador.

13 Al oír esto, Pilato mandó sacar fuera a Jesús y se sentó en el tribunal, en el lugar conocido con el nombre de “Enlosado”, que en la lengua de los judíos se llama “Gábata”. 14 Era el día de preparación de la Pascua, hacia el mediodía. Pilato dijo a los judíos:

— ¡Aquí tenéis a vuestro rey!

15 Pero ellos comenzaron a gritar:

— ¡Quítalo de en medio! ¡Crucifícalo!

Pilato insistió:

— ¿Cómo voy a crucificar a vuestro rey?

Pero los jefes de los sacerdotes replicaron:

— Nuestro único rey es el emperador romano.

16 Así que, al fin, Pilato se lo entregó para que lo crucificaran.

Crucifixión de Jesús (Mt 27,32-44; Mc 15,21-32; Lc 23,26-43)

Tomaron, pues, a Jesús 17 que, cargando con su propia cruz, se encaminó hacia el llamado “lugar de la Calavera” (que en la lengua de los judíos se conoce como “Gólgota”). 18 Allí lo crucificaron, y con él crucificaron también a otros dos, uno a cada lado y Jesús en medio.

19 Pilato mandó poner sobre la cruz un letrero con esta inscripción: “Jesús de Nazaret, el rey de los judíos.” 20 La inscripción fue leída por muchos judíos, porque el lugar donde Jesús había sido crucificado estaba cerca de la ciudad. Además, el texto estaba escrito en hebreo, latín y griego. 21 Así que los jefes de los sacerdotes se presentaron a Pilato y le dijeron:

— No pongas: “El rey de los judíos” sino: “Este hombre dijo: Yo soy el rey de los judíos”.

22 Pero Pilato les contestó:

— Que quede escrito lo que yo mandé escribir.

23 Los soldados, una vez que terminaron de crucificar a Jesús, tomaron sus ropas e hicieron con ellas cuatro lotes, uno para cada soldado. Se quedaron también con la túnica, pero como era una túnica sin costuras, tejida de una sola pieza de arriba a abajo, 24 llegaron a este acuerdo:

— No debemos partirla; lo que procede es sortearla para ver a quién le toca.

Así se cumplió el pasaje de la Escritura que dice: Dividieron entre ellos mis ropas y echaron a suertes mi túnica.

Esto fue lo que hicieron los soldados.

La madre de Jesús y el discípulo amado

25 Junto a la cruz de Jesús estaban su madre, María la mujer de Cleofás, que era hermana de su madre, y María Magdalena. 26 Jesús, al ver a su madre y, junto a ella, al discípulo a quien tanto quería, dijo a su madre:

— Mujer, ahí tienes a tu hijo.

27 Después dijo al discípulo:

— Ahí tienes a tu madre.

Y desde aquel momento, el discípulo la acogió en su casa.

Muerte de Jesús (Mt 27,48-50; Mc 15, 36-37; Lc 23,46)

28 Después de esto, plenamente consciente de que todo había llegado a su fin, para que se cumpliese la Escritura, Jesús exclamó:

Tengo sed.

29 Empaparon una esponja en vinagre, la colocaron en la punta de una caña de hisopo y se la acercaron a la boca. 30 Jesús probó el vinagre y dijo:

— Todo está cumplido.

Inclinó, entonces, la cabeza y expiró.

La lanzada en el costado

31 Era el día de preparación y los judíos no querían que los cuerpos de los ajusticiados quedaran en la cruz aquel sábado, porque en él se celebraba una fiesta muy solemne. Por eso, pidieron a Pilato que ordenase quebrar las piernas de los crucificados y retirarlos de allí. 32 Fueron los soldados y quebraron las piernas de los dos que habían sido crucificados con Jesús. 33 Pero cuando se acercaron a Jesús, al comprobar que ya había muerto, no le quebraron las piernas, 34 sino que uno de los soldados le abrió el costado de una lanzada, y al punto brotó de él sangre y agua. 35 El que lo vio da testimonio de ello y su testimonio es verdadero y está seguro de que habla con verdad para que también vosotros creáis. 36 Porque todo esto ocurrió para que se cumpliese la Escritura que dice: No le quebrarán ningún hueso. 37 Y también la otra Escritura que dice: Mirarán al que traspasaron.

Sepultura de Jesús (Mt 27,57-61; Mc 15,42-47; Lc 23,50-56)

38 Después de esto, José de Arimatea, que era discípulo de Jesús, aunque lo mantenía en secreto por miedo a los judíos, solicitó de Pilato el permiso para hacerse cargo del cuerpo de Jesús. Pilato se lo concedió, y él se hizo cargo del cuerpo. 39 También vino Nicodemo, el que con anterioridad había ido de noche a entrevistarse con Jesús, trayendo unas cien libras de una mezcla de mirra y áloe. 40 Entre ambos se llevaron el cuerpo de Jesús y lo envolvieron con vendas de lino bien empapadas en los aromas, según acostumbraban hacer los judíos para sepultar a sus muertos.

41 Cerca del lugar donde Jesús fue crucificado había un huerto, y en el huerto, un sepulcro nuevo en el que nadie había sido sepultado. 42 Y como el sepulcro estaba cerca y era para los judíos el día de preparación, depositaron allí el cuerpo de Jesús.

19 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.

And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,

And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.

Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.

Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!

When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.

The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;

And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

10 Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?

11 Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.

12 And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

13 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

14 And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

15 But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.

16 Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.

17 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:

18 Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was Jesus Of Nazareth The King Of The Jews.

20 This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.

21 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

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

23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

24 They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.

25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.

26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!

27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.

28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

29 Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.

30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

31 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

32 Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.

33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:

34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.

35 And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.

36 For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

37 And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

38 And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.

39 And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.

40 Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.

42 There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus(A)

19 So then (B)Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him. And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe. [a]Then they said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they (C)struck Him with their hands.

Pilate then went out again, and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you, (D)that you may know that I find no fault in Him.”

Pilate’s Decision

Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, “Behold the Man!”

(E)Therefore, when the chief priests and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!

Pilate said to them, “You take Him and crucify Him, for I find no fault in Him.”

The Jews answered him, (F)“We have a law, and according to [b]our law He ought to die, because (G)He made Himself the Son of God.”

Therefore, when Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid, and went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” (H)But Jesus gave him no answer.

10 Then Pilate said to Him, “Are You not speaking to me? Do You not know that I have [c]power to crucify You, and power to release You?”

11 Jesus answered, (I)“You could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above. Therefore (J)the one who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.”

12 From then on Pilate sought to release Him, but the Jews cried out, saying, “If you let this Man go, you are not Caesar’s friend. (K)Whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.”

13 (L)When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha. 14 Now (M)it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, “Behold your King!”

15 But they cried out, “Away with Him, away with Him! Crucify Him!”

Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?”

The chief priests answered, (N)“We have no king but Caesar!”

16 (O)Then he delivered Him to them to be crucified. Then they took Jesus [d]and led Him away.

The King on a Cross(P)

17 (Q)And He, bearing His cross, (R)went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, 18 where they crucified Him, and (S)two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center. 19 (T)Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was:

JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

20 Then many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin.

21 Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but, ‘He said, “I am the King of the Jews.” ’ ”

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

23 (U)Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. Now the tunic was without seam, woven from the top in one piece. 24 They said therefore among themselves, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be,” that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says:

(V)“They divided My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.”

Therefore the soldiers did these things.

Behold Your Mother

25 (W)Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of (X)Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and (Y)the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, (Z)“Woman, behold your son!” 27 Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her (AA)to his own home.

It Is Finished

28 After this, Jesus, [e]knowing that all things were now accomplished, (AB)that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!” 29 Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and (AC)they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth. 30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, (AD)“It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

Jesus’ Side Is Pierced

31 (AE)Therefore, because it was the Preparation Day, (AF)that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a (AG)high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. 32 Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who was 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 immediately (AH)blood and water came out. 35 And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is (AI)true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may (AJ)believe. 36 For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, (AK)“Not one of His bones shall be broken.” 37 And again another Scripture says, (AL)“They shall look on Him whom they pierced.”

Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb(AM)

38 (AN)After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, (AO)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 the body of Jesus. 39 And (AP)Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of (AQ)myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. 40 Then they took the body of Jesus, and (AR)bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury. 41 Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. 42 So (AS)there they laid Jesus, (AT)because of the Jews’ Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby.

Footnotes

  1. John 19:3 NU And they came up to Him and said
  2. John 19:7 NU the law
  3. John 19:10 authority
  4. John 19:16 NU omits and led Him away
  5. John 19:28 M seeing