Jesus Flogged and Mocked

19 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. The soldiers also twisted together a crown(A) of thorns, put it on his head, and clothed him in a purple robe. And they kept coming up to him(B) and saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” and were slapping his face.

Pilate went outside again and said to them, “Look, I’m bringing him out to you to let you know I find no grounds(C) for charging him.” Then Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe.(D) Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!” (E)

Pilate Sentences Jesus to Death

When the chief priests and the temple servants[a] saw him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!”

Pilate responded, “Take him and crucify him yourselves, since I find no grounds for charging him.”

“We have a law,” the Jews replied to him, “and according to that law he ought to die,(F) because he made himself the Son of God.”(G)

When Pilate heard this statement, he was more afraid than ever. He went back into the headquarters(H) and asked Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus did not give him an answer.(I) 10 So Pilate said to him, “Do you refuse to speak to me? Don’t you know that I have the authority to release you and the authority to crucify you?”

11 “You would have no authority over me at all,” Jesus answered him, “if it hadn’t been given you from above. This is why the one who handed me over to you has the greater sin.”(J)

12 From that moment Pilate kept trying[b] to release him. But the Jews shouted, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend. Anyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar!”

13 When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus outside. He sat down on the judge’s seat in a place called the Stone Pavement (but in Aramaic,[c] Gabbatha). 14 It was the preparation day for the Passover, and it was about noon.[d] Then he told the Jews, “Here is your king!”

15 They shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!”

Pilate said to them, “Should I crucify your king?”

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

16 Then he handed him over to be crucified.

The Crucifixion

Then they took Jesus away.[e] 17 Carrying(K) the cross by himself,(L) he went out to what is called Place of the Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. 18 There they crucified him and two others with him, one on either side, with Jesus in the middle. 19 Pilate also had a sign made and put on the cross. It said: Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. 20 Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city,(M) and it was written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek. 21 So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Don’t write, ‘The king of the Jews,’(N) but that he said, ‘I am the king of the Jews.’”

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

23 When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, a part for each soldier. They also took the tunic, which was seamless, woven in one piece from the top. 24 So they said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it, to see who gets it.” This happened that the Scripture(O) might be fulfilled(P) that says: They divided my clothes among themselves, and they cast lots for my clothing.[f](Q) This is what the soldiers did.

Jesus’s Provision for His Mother

25 Standing(R) by the cross(S) of Jesus were his mother,(T) his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.(U) 26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple he loved(V) standing there, he said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son.” 27 Then he said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.

The Finished Work of Jesus

28 After(W) this, when Jesus knew that everything was now finished(X) that the Scripture might be fulfilled, he said, “I’m thirsty.”(Y) 29 A jar full of sour wine was sitting there; so they fixed a sponge full of sour wine on a hyssop branch(Z) and held it up to his mouth.

30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished.”(AA) Then bowing his head, he gave up his spirit.(AB)

Jesus’s Side Pierced

31 Since it was the preparation day,(AC) the Jews did not want the bodies(AD) to remain on the cross(AE) on the Sabbath(AF) (for that Sabbath was a special[g] day). They requested that Pilate have the men’s legs broken and that their bodies be taken away.(AG) 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man and of the other one who had been crucified with him. 33 When they came to Jesus, they did not break his legs since they saw that he was already dead.(AH) 34 But one of the soldiers pierced(AI) his side(AJ) with a spear, and at once blood and water(AK) came out. 35 He who saw this has testified(AL) so that you also may believe. His testimony is true, and he knows he is telling the truth.(AM) 36 For these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled:(AN) Not one of his bones will be broken.[h](AO) 37 Also, another Scripture says: They will look at the one they pierced.[i](AP)

Jesus’s Burial

38 After(AQ) this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus—but secretly because of his fear of the Jews—asked Pilate that he might remove Jesus’s body.(AR) Pilate gave him permission; so he came and took his body away. 39 Nicodemus(AS) (who had previously come to him at night) also came, bringing a mixture of about seventy-five pounds[j] of myrrh and aloes. 40 They took Jesus’s body(AT) and wrapped it in linen cloths(AU) with the fragrant spices, according to the burial(AV) custom of the Jews. 41 There was a garden in the place where he was crucified. A new tomb was in the garden; no one had yet been placed in it. 42 They placed Jesus there because of the Jewish day of preparation and since the tomb was nearby.

Footnotes

  1. 19:6 Or temple police, or officers
  2. 19:12 Lit Pilate was trying
  3. 19:13 Or Hebrew, also in vv. 17,20
  4. 19:14 Lit about the sixth hour
  5. 19:16 Other mss add and led him out
  6. 19:24 Ps 22:18
  7. 19:31 Lit great
  8. 19:36 Ex 12:46; Nm 9:12; Ps 34:20
  9. 19:37 Zch 12:10
  10. 19:39 Lit a hundred litrai; a Roman litrai = 12 ounces

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

Jesus é condenado

19 Então Pilatos mandou açoitar Jesus. Os soldados fizeram uma coroa de espinhos e colocaram-lha na cabeça, vestindo-lhe um manto cor de púrpura. “Viva, ó rei dos judeus!” E batiam-lhe.

Pilatos apareceu de novo: “Vou tornar a trazê-lo, mas que fique bem entendido que não o acho culpado de coisa nenhuma.” Jesus surgiu com uma coroa de espinhos e uma túnica cor de púrpura. Pilatos disse: “Eis o Homem!”

Ao vê-lo, os principais sacerdotes e os guardas do templo começaram a gritar: “Crucifica-o! Crucifica-o!”

“Levem-no e crucifiquem-no vocês”, disse Pilatos, “que eu não acho que seja culpado de nada.”

Os judeus responderam-lhe: “Pela nossa Lei deve morrer, porque se intitulou Filho de Deus.”

Quando Pilatos ouviu isto, ficou mais assustado do que nunca. Tornando a levar Jesus para dentro do palácio, perguntou-lhe: “De onde és tu?” Mas Jesus não deu resposta. 10 “Não queres dizer nada?”, insistiu Pilatos. “Não compreendes que tenho poder para te soltar ou para te crucificar?”

11 Jesus disse: “Não terias poder nenhum sobre mim se não te tivesse sido dado do alto. Por isso, ainda maior é o pecado de quem me trouxe aqui.”

12 Pilatos tentou ainda soltá-lo, mas os judeus avisaram-no: “Se soltares esse homem, não és amigo de César. Quem se proclama rei é culpado de rebelião contra César!”

13 Perante estas palavras, Pilatos tornou a levar-lhes Jesus e presidiu à sessão do tribunal, na plataforma de lajes, que em hebraico se chama Gabatá. 14 Era agora cerca do meio-dia da véspera da Páscoa. E Pilatos disse aos judeus: “Aqui têm o vosso rei!”

15 “Fora com ele!”, clamavam. “Fora com ele! Crucifica-o!”

“O quê? Crucificar o vosso rei?”, perguntou Pilatos.

“Não temos outro rei senão o César”, gritaram os principais sacerdotes.

16 Então Pilatos entregou-lhes Jesus para ser crucificado.

Jesus é crucificado

(Mt 27.32-44; Mc 15.21-32; Lc 23.26-43)

Pegaram nele e levaram-no para fora da cidade. 17 Carregando a cruz, Jesus foi para o local a que chamavam “Lugar da Caveira” (em hebraico, Gólgota). 18 Ali o crucificaram na companhia de dois outros homens, um de cada lado. 19 E Pilatos pôs por cima dele uma tabuleta que dizia:

jesus de nazaré, rei dos judeus.

20 Muitos judeus puderam ler estes dizeres, porque o sítio onde Jesus foi crucificado ficava perto da cidade. A tabuleta estava escrita em hebraico, latim e grego.

21 Os principais sacerdotes disseram a Pilatos. “Muda a frase de modo que, em vez de ‘rei dos Judeus’, fique o que ele disse de si: ‘Eu sou o rei dos Judeus.’ ”

22 Mas Pilatos respondeu: “O que escrevi, escrevi.”

23 Depois de crucificarem Jesus, os soldados fizeram quatro lotes com a sua roupa, um para cada um deles. 24 Mas disseram: “Não rasguemos a túnica!”, porque não tinha costura. “Lancemos sortes para ver quem fica com ela.” Assim se cumpriu a profecia das Escrituras:

“Repartem a minha roupa entre si
e tiram à sorte a minha túnica.”[a]

Ora, assim fizeram os soldados.

25 Junto à cruz, estavam a mãe de Jesus, a sua tia Maria, mulher de Clopas, e Maria Madalena. 26 Quando Jesus viu a sua mãe ali de pé, junto ao discípulo a quem ele amava, disse-lhe: “Ele é teu filho!” 27 E ao discípulo: “Ela é tua mãe!” E a partir daquele momento este discípulo recolheu-a em sua casa.

A morte de Jesus

(Mt 27.45-56; Mc 15.33-41; Lc 23.44-49)

28 Jesus sabia que estava já tudo acabado e, para cumprir as Escrituras, disse: “Tenho sede!” 29 Encontrava-se ali pousado um recipiente com vinho azedo; mergulharam nele uma esponja e, colocando-a num hissopo, aproximaram-lha dos lábios. 30 Depois de o ter provado, Jesus disse: “Está acabado!” E curvando a cabeça, entregou o espírito.

31 Os anciãos não queriam que as vítimas continuassem ali penduradas no dia seguinte, que era sábado, mas um sábado especial, por ser o da Páscoa. Por isso, pediram a Pilatos que lhes mandasse partir as pernas e já poderiam ser apeados. 32 Assim os soldados vieram e partiram as pernas dos dois que tinham sido crucificados com Jesus. 33 Mas quando se aproximaram dele, viram que já estava morto e não lhas quebraram. 34 Mesmo assim, um dos soldados ainda lhe atravessou o lado com uma lança, saindo sangue e água da ferida. 35 Eu próprio assisti a tudo isto e escrevi este relato exato, para que também vocês possam crer. 36 Os soldados fizeram isto em cumprimento da passagem das Escrituras que diz: “Nem um dos seus ossos será quebrado.”[b] 37 E também: “Olharão para aquele a quem trespassaram.”[c]

Jesus é sepultado

(Mt 27.57-61; Mc 15.42-47; Lc 23.50-56)

38 Depois disto, José de Arimateia, que fora discípulo secreto de Jesus, com medo dos judeus, pediu a Pilatos que autorizasse a descida do corpo. Pilatos deixou e ele levou o corpo. 39 Nicodemos, o homem que procurara Jesus de noite, veio também, trazendo uns trinta e cinco quilos de unguento feito de mirra e aloés. 40 Os dois envolveram o corpo de Jesus em lençóis de linho embebidos em perfumes, de acordo com o costume judaico de enterramento. 41 O local da crucificação ficava perto de um jardim onde havia um túmulo novo que nunca fora usado. 42 E assim, devido à necessidade de se apressarem antes que chegasse o sábado, e também por o túmulo ficar perto, colocaram ali o corpo.