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19 那時,彼拉多吩咐人把耶穌拉去鞭打。 士兵用荊棘編成冠冕,戴在他的頭上,又給他披上紫色的外袍, 然後來到他面前,說:“猶太人的王萬歲!”並且用手掌打他。 彼拉多再次出到外面,對猶太人說:“看!我把他帶出來給你們,讓你們知道我查不出他有甚麼罪。” 於是耶穌出來,戴著荊棘的冠冕,披著紫色的外袍。彼拉多對他們說:“看,這個人!” 祭司長和差役看見耶穌,就喊叫說:“把他釘十字架!把他釘十字架!”彼拉多對他們說:“你們自己把他帶去釘十字架吧!我查不出他有甚麼罪。” 猶太人回答:“我們有律法,根據那律法,他是該死的,因為他自命為 神的兒子。”

彼拉多聽見這話,就更加害怕, 又進了官邸,問耶穌:“你究竟是從哪裡來的?”耶穌卻不回答他。 10 彼拉多對他說:“你不對我說話嗎?你不知道我有權釋放你,也有權把你釘十字架嗎?” 11 耶穌說:“如果不是從天上給你權柄,你就無權辦我;因此,把我交給你的那人,罪更重了。” 12 從那時起,彼拉多想釋放耶穌;可是猶太人卻喊叫說:“如果你釋放這個人,就不是凱撒的忠臣了。凡是自命為王的,就是與凱撒為敵。”

13 彼拉多聽了這些話,就把耶穌帶到外面,到了一個名叫“鋪石地”(希伯來話叫加巴大)的地方,就在那裡開庭審問。 14 那天是逾越節的預備日,約在正午的時候。彼拉多對猶太人說:“看,你們的王!” 15 他們就喊叫起來:“除掉他!除掉他!把他釘十字架!”彼拉多問他們:“我可以把你們的王釘十字架嗎?”祭司長回答:“除了凱撒,我們沒有王!” 16 於是彼拉多把耶穌交給他們去釘十字架。

耶穌被釘十字架(A)

17 他們把耶穌帶去了。耶穌自己背著十字架出來,到了一個名叫“髑髏”的地方,希伯來話叫各各他。 18 他們就在那裡把耶穌釘在十字架上;和他一同釘十字架的,還有兩個人,一邊一個,耶穌在中間。 19 彼拉多寫了一個牌子,放在十字架上頭,寫的是:“猶太人的王拿撒勒人耶穌。” 20 有許多猶太人念了這牌子上所寫的,因為耶穌釘十字架的地方離城不遠,而且那牌子是用希伯來文、拉丁文和希臘文寫的。 21 猶太人的祭司長對彼拉多說:“不要寫‘猶太人的王’,要寫‘這個人自稱:我是猶太人的王’。” 22 彼拉多說:“我所寫的,我已經寫了!”

23 士兵把耶穌釘了十字架之後,就把他的衣服拿來,分成四分,每個兵一分。他們又拿他的內衣;這內衣是沒有縫的,是從上到下整件織成的。 24 因此,他們彼此說:“我們不要把它撕開,我們來抽籤吧,看看是誰的。”這就應驗了經上所說的:

“他們分了我的外衣,

又為我的內衣抽籤。”

士兵果然這樣作了。 25 站在耶穌十字架旁邊的,有他母親和他母親的姊妹,還有高羅巴的妻子馬利亞,和抹大拉的馬利亞。 26 耶穌看見母親,又看見他所愛的那門徒站在旁邊,就對母親說:“母親(“母親”原文作“婦人”),看!你的兒子。” 27 然後他對那門徒說:“看!你的母親。”從那時起,那門徒就把她接到自己的家裡去了。

耶穌死時的情形(B)

28 這事以後,耶穌知道一切都已經成就了,為了要使經上的話應驗,就說:“我渴了。” 29 在那裡有一個罈子,盛滿了酸酒,他們就拿海綿浸了酸酒,綁在牛膝草上,送到他的口裡。 30 耶穌嘗了那酸酒,說:“成了!”就低下頭,斷了氣。

31 因為那天是預備日,為了要避免屍體在安息日留在十字架上(因為那安息日是個重要的日子),猶太人就請求彼拉多打斷那些被釘十字架的人的腿,把他們拿下來。 32 於是士兵來了,把和耶穌一同釘十字架的那兩個人的腿都先後打斷了。 33 他們來到耶穌那裡,看見他已經死了,就沒有打斷他的腿。 34 但是有一個士兵用槍刺他的肋旁,立刻有血和水流出來。 35 那看見這事的人已經作證了,他的見證是真實的,他也知道自己所說的是實在的,使你們也相信。 36 這些事的發生,是要應驗經上所說的:“他的骨頭,一根也不可折斷。” 37 另有一處經文說:“他們要仰望自己所刺的人。”

耶穌葬在新墳墓裡(C)

38 這些事以後,有一個亞利馬太人約瑟來求彼拉多,要領耶穌的身體;他因為怕猶太人,就暗暗地作耶穌的門徒。彼拉多批准了,他便把耶穌的身體領去。 39 從前夜間來見耶穌的尼哥德慕也來了,帶著沒藥和沉香混合的香料,約有三十二公斤。 40 他們領取了耶穌的身體,照著猶太人的葬禮的規例,用細麻布和香料把他裹好。 41 在耶穌釘十字架的地方,有一個園子,園裡有一個新的墓穴,是從來沒有葬過人的。 42 因為那天是猶太人的預備日,又因為那墓穴就在附近,他們就把耶穌葬在那裡。

Chapter 19

Behold, the Man! Then Pilate ordered that Jesus be scourged.[a] The soldiers twisted together some thorns into a crown and placed it on his head, and they dressed him in a purple robe. They kept going up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews,” while striking him on the face repeatedly.

Once again, Pilate went out and said to the Jews, “Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no evidence of a crime in him.” Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold, the man!”

When they saw him, the chief priests and the temple guards shouted, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and crucify him. I find no evidence of a crime in him.” The Jews answered, “We have a Law, and according to that Law he ought to die because he has claimed to be the Son of God.”

The Second Hearing before Pilate. Now when Pilate heard this, he was more frightened than ever. Returning to the praetorium, he asked Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus offered no response. 10 Pilate then said to him, “Are you refusing to speak to me? Do you not realize that I have the power to release you and the power to crucify you?” 11 Jesus answered him,

“You would have no authority over me at all
unless it had been given to you from above.
Therefore, the one who handed me over to you
is guilty of a greater sin.”

12 Jesus Is Condemned to Death. From that moment on, Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no Friend of Caesar.[b] Everyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar.”

13 When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and seated him on the judge’s bench at a place known as the Stone Pavement[c] (in Hebrew, “Gabbatha”). 14 It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, and it was about noon.[d] Pilate said to the Jews, “Behold, your King!” 15 They shouted, “Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” “Am I to crucify your King?” Pilate asked them. The chief priests replied, “We have no king but Caesar.” 16 Then he handed him over to them to be crucified.

Jesus Is Crucified. Then they took him away, 17 and, carrying the cross[e] by himself, he went out to what is called the Place of the Skull (in Hebrew, “Golgotha”). 18 There they crucified him[f] along with two others, one on either side, with Jesus in the middle.

19 Pilate also had an inscription written and fastened to the cross. It read, “Jesus the Nazorean, King of the Jews.”[g] 20 This inscription, in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek, was read by many Jews, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city. 21 Therefore, the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “You should not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but rather, ‘This man claimed to be the King of the Jews.’ ” 22 Pilate responded, “What I have written, I have written.”[h]

23 [i]When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four shares, one share for each soldier. They also took his tunic, which was woven seamless, top to bottom. 24 They said to one another, “Instead of tearing it, let us cast lots for it to see who is to get it.” In this way, the Scripture was fulfilled that says,

“They divided my garments among them,
and for my clothing they cast lots.”

And that is what the soldiers did.

25 Mary and John at the Cross. Standing near 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 the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” 27 Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.

28 Jesus Dies on the Cross. After this, aware that everything had now been completed, and in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I thirst.” 29 A jar filled with sour wine was standing nearby, so they soaked a sponge in the wine on a branch of hyssop and held it up to his lips. 30 When Jesus had taken the wine, he said, “It is finished.”[j] Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

31 The Blood and the Water. It was the day of Preparation, and the Jews did not want to have the bodies remain on the cross on the Sabbath, especially since that Sabbath day was a great solemnity. Therefore, they requested Pilate to order that their legs be broken and the bodies taken down.

32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man and then of the other who had been crucified with him. 33 However, when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs, 34 but one of the soldiers thrust a lance into his side, and immediately a flow of blood and water came forth. 35 An eyewitness has testified to this, and his testimony is true. He knows that what he says is true, so that you also may believe.

36 This happened so that the Scripture might be fulfilled,

“Not one of his bones will be broken.”

37 And again, in another passage Scripture says,

“They shall look on the one
    whom they have pierced.”

38 Jesus Is Buried.[k] Shortly thereafter, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, because of his fear of the Jews, asked Pilate for permission to remove the body of Jesus. Pilate granted him permission, and so he came and took his body away.

39 Nicodemus, who had first come to Jesus at night, also came, bringing with him a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about one hundred pounds.[l] 40 They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it with the spices in linen cloths, in accordance with the burial custom of the Jews.

41 At the place where Jesus had been crucified there was a garden, and in that garden there was a new tomb in which no one had ever been buried. 42 And so, since it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.

Footnotes

  1. John 19:1 Pilate was obviously hoping that a scourging would suffice for the Jews and he could then release Jesus.
  2. John 19:12 Friend of Caesar: an honorific Roman title given to high officials for merit.
  3. John 19:13 Stone Pavement: Greek, lithostrotos; it has been identified with the great courtyard of the fortress Antonia, northeast of the temple, and therefore with the praetorium, the place or headquarters mentioned in Jn 18:28.
  4. John 19:14 Noon: literally, the sixth hour. See note on Mk 15:25.
  5. John 19:17 Carrying the cross: see note on Mk 15:21.
  6. John 19:18 Crucified him: see note on Mt 27:35.
  7. John 19:19 The inscription is found in all four Gospels under a slightly different form. John gives the most complete form, corresponding to the Latin of the three forms: INRI = IESU NAZARENUS REX IUDAEORUM (“Jesus the Nazorean, King of the Jews”). See also note on Jn 18:5.
  8. John 19:22 What I have written, I have written: by this statement, Pilate affirms the truth of Jesus’ divinity, which is rejected by his opponents. At the same time, Pilate stresses the inscription’s public and universal character—for it can be read by Jews (Hebrew, i.e., Aramaic), Greeks (Greek), and Romans (Latin).
  9. John 19:23 To the last moment, Jesus retains a keen awareness that he is completing God’s work for the world, the will of God that all of the Scriptures (so frequently cited) proclaim. We see how Jesus’ final gestures are symbols of the gifts given to humankind.
    In dividing the garments of the crucified man, the soldiers are careful not to tear the seamless tunic. By calling attention to this, John perhaps wishes to signify the unity that Christ leaves as a heritage to those whom he wills to save.
    Tradition identifies John with the beloved disciple (see Jn 13:23; 20:2-10; 21:7-20; and compare Jn 1:35-39; 18:15) to whom Jesus entrusts his mother. As she did with the servants at Cana (Jn 2:5), Mary will teach the disciple how to follow the example and teaching of her Son. The passage suggests the maternal vocation of the Mother of Jesus in relation to all believers.
    The author bears witness to the fulfillment of the Scriptures. The words “I thirst” recall Ps 69:22: “In my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.” By drinking the sour wine offered to him, Jesus finishes the cup of his suffering (Jn 18:11). Jesus is pierced by a lance, immolated like the Passover lamb, the bones of which are not broken. From his opened breast spurt blood, the sign of life surrendered, and water, the sign of the Spirit that he gives to believers (see Jn 7:38-39). Spiritual meditation has taken these symbols further; the blood and water are seen as prefigurations of the Eucharist and Baptism, the two Sacraments that form and feed the Church, this new Eve that has come forth from the opened side of the new Adam, Jesus Christ.
    All are called to the heart of the Redeemer where they can joyfully draw water from the fountain of salvation (see Isa 12:3). A privileged disciple, doubtless the beloved disciple once again, offers a special guarantee of the truth of the events and the richness of their meaning: in his mind it is a case not of the sad death of a human being but of the fulfillment of God’s plan, the shining forth of his love and his glory.
  10. John 19:30 It is finished: this may correspond to the loud cry mentioned in Mt 27:50 and Mk 15:37. Jesus died as a victor, completing what he came to accomplish. Gave up his spirit: a description of death that is out of the ordinary—it may suggest an act of will.
  11. John 19:38 Some disciples, who until now were afraid to declare themselves, proceed to the burial of Jesus. According to Jewish custom, an executed criminal could not be put in a tomb where other people had already been buried; to do so would have brought dishonor on them. But the sepulcher where Jesus is put is new in another sense perhaps—in it lies concealed the source of new life.
  12. John 19:39 One hundred pounds: literally, “a hundred litrai.Myrrh and aloes: possibly a fulfillment of Ps 45:9.

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

19 Kaya ipinakuha ni Pilato si Jesus at ipinahagupit. Gumawa ang mga sundalo ng koronang tinik at ipinutong kay Jesus, at sinuotan nila siya ng kulay ubeng kapa. At isa-isa silang lumapit sa kanya at nagsabi, “Mabuhay ang Hari ng mga Judio!” at pinagsasampal siya. Muling lumabas si Pilato at sinabi sa mga tao, “Makinig kayo! Ihaharap ko siyang muli sa inyo. Gusto kong malaman nʼyo na wala akong nakitang kasalanan sa kanya!” Nang lumabas si Jesus, suot ang koronang tinik at ang kulay ubeng kapa, sinabi ni Pilato, “Tingnan nʼyo siya!” Nang makita si Jesus ng mga namamahalang pari at ng mga guwardya, sumigaw sila, “Ipako siya sa krus! Ipako siya sa krus!” Pero sumagot si Pilato, “Kayo ang kumuha sa kanya at magpako sa krus, dahil kung sa akin lang ay wala akong makitang kasalanan sa kanya.” Pero nagpumilit ang mga Judio, “May Kautusan kami. At ayon dito, dapat siyang mamatay dahil sinasabi niyang Anak siya ng Dios.”

Nang marinig ito ni Pilato, lalo pa siyang natakot. Kaya muli niyang dinala si Jesus sa loob ng palasyo at tinanong, “Taga-saan ka ba?” Pero hindi sumagot si Jesus. 10 Kaya sinabi ni Pilato, “Bakit ayaw mo akong sagutin? Hindi mo ba alam na may kapangyarihan akong palayain ka o ipapako sa krus?” 11 Sumagot si Jesus, “Wala kang maaaring gawin sa akin kung hindi ka binigyan ng Dios ng kapangyarihan. Kaya mas malaki ang kasalanan ng taong nagdala sa akin dito sa iyo.” 12 Nang marinig ito ni Pilato, muli niyang sinikap na mapalaya si Jesus. Pero nagsigawan ang mga Judio, “Kapag pinalaya mo ang taong iyan, hindi ka kaibigan ng Emperador! Sapagkat ang sinumang nagsasabing hari siya ay kaaway ng Emperador.” 13 Nang marinig ito ni Pilato, inilabas niya si Jesus sa palasyo. Pagkatapos, umupo siya sa upuan ng tagahatol, sa lugar na kung tawagin ay “Batong Plataporma”, (na sa wikang Hebreo ay “Gabbata”).

14 Bandang tanghali na noon ng bisperas ng Pista ng Paglampas ng Anghel. Sinabi ni Pilato sa mga Judio, “Narito ang hari nʼyo!” 15 Pero nagsigawan ang mga Judio, “Patayin siya! Patayin siya! Ipako siya sa krus!” Sinabi ni Pilato sa kanila, “Ipapako ko ba sa krus ang hari nʼyo?” Sumagot ang mga namamahalang pari, “Wala kaming ibang hari kundi ang Emperador!” 16 Kaya ibinigay ni Pilato sa kanila si Jesus upang ipako sa krus.

Ipinako sa Krus si Jesus(A)

Dinala si Jesus ng mga sundalo 17 palabas ng lungsod. Ipinapasan nila kay Jesus ang kanyang krus papunta sa lugar na tinatawag na “Lugar ng Bungo” (na sa wikang Hebreo ay Golgota). 18 Doon nila ipinako sa krus si Jesus, kasama ng dalawa pa. Sa kanan ang isa at ang isa namaʼy sa kaliwa, at nasa gitna nila si Jesus. 19 Pinalagyan ni Pilato ng karatula ang krus ni Jesus, at ganito ang nakasulat: “Si Jesus na taga-Nazaret, ang Hari ng mga Judio.” 20 Nakasulat ito sa mga wikang Hebreo, Latin, at Griego. Maraming Judio ang nakabasa nito, dahil malapit lang sa lungsod ang lugar kung saan ipinako sa krus si Jesus. 21 Nagreklamo ang mga namamahalang pari kay Pilato, “Hindi dapat ‘Hari ng mga Judio’ ang isinulat nʼyo kundi, ‘Sinabi ng taong ito na siya raw ang hari ng mga Judio.’ ” 22 Pero sinagot sila ni Pilato, “Kung ano ang isinulat ko, iyon na.”

23 Nang maipako na ng mga sundalo si Jesus, kinuha nila ang kanyang damit at hinati-hati sa apat, tig-isang bahagi ang bawat sundalo. Kinuha rin nila ang damit-panloob niya; hinabi ito nang buo at walang tahi o dugtong. 24 Sinabi ng isang sundalo, “Huwag na natin itong paghatian. Magpalabunutan na lang tayo kung kanino ito mapupunta.” Nangyari ito upang matupad ang sinabi sa Kasulatan,

    “Pinaghati-hatian nila ang aking damit,
    at nagpalabunutan sila para sa aking damit-panloob.”[a]

At ito nga ang ginawa ng mga sundalo.

25 Nakatayo malapit sa krus ni Jesus ang kanyang ina, ang kapatid ng kanyang ina, si Maria na asawa ni Clopas, at si Maria na taga-Magdala.[b] 26 Nang makita ni Jesus ang kanyang ina na nakatayo roon katabi ng minamahal niyang tagasunod, sinabi niya, “Babae, ituring mo siyang anak.” 27 At sinabi naman niya sa tagasunod niya, “Ituring mo siyang ina.” Mula noon, tumira na ang ina ni Jesus sa tahanan ng tagasunod na ito.

Ang Pagkamatay ni Jesus(B)

28 Alam ni Jesus na tapos na ang misyon niya, at para matupad ang nakasulat sa Kasulatan, sinabi niya, “Nauuhaw ako.” 29 May isang banga roon na puno ng maasim na alak. Isinawsaw ng mga sundalo ang isang espongha sa alak, ikinabit sa sanga ng isopo at inilapit sa bibig ni Jesus. 30 Nang masipsip na ni Jesus ang alak, sinabi niya, “Tapos na!” Iniyuko niya ang kanyang ulo at nalagot ang kanyang hininga.

Sinibat ang Tagiliran ni Jesus

31 Bisperas na noon ng pista, at kinabukasan ay espesyal na Araw ng Pamamahinga. Dahil ayaw ng mga Judio na maiwan sa krus ang mga bangkay sa Araw ng Pamamahinga, hiniling nila kay Pilato na baliin ang mga binti ng mga nakapako upang madali silang mamatay, at nang maalis agad ang mga bangkay. 32 Kaya ito nga ang ginawa ng mga sundalo. Binali nila ang mga binti ng dalawang kasama ni Jesus na ipinako. 33 Pero pagdating nila kay Jesus, nakita nilang patay na siya, kaya hindi na nila binali ang mga binti niya. 34 Sa halip, sinaksak ng sibat ng isa sa kanila ang tagiliran ni Jesus at biglang dumaloy ang dugo at tubig. 35 Nakita ko mismo ang mga pangyayari, at isinasalaysay ko ito sa inyo. Totoong nangyari ito, kaya alam kong totoo ang mga sinasabi ko. Isinasalaysay ko ito upang sumampalataya rin kayo.[c] 36 Nangyari ang mga bagay na ito upang matupad ang sinasabi sa Kasulatan: “Walang mababali ni isa man sa kanyang mga buto.”[d] 37 Sinasabi rin sa isa pang bahagi ng Kasulatan, “Pagmamasdan nila ang taong sinaksak nila.”[e]

Ang Paglilibing kay Jesus(C)

38 Pagkatapos nito, hiningi ni Jose na taga-Arimatea ang bangkay ni Jesus kay Pilato. (Si Jose ay isang tagasunod ni Jesus, ngunit palihim lang dahil natatakot siya sa mga pinuno ng mga Judio.) Pinayagan siya ni Pilato, kaya pinuntahan niya ang bangkay ni Jesus para kunin ito. 39 Sinamahan siya ni Nicodemus, ang lalaking bumisita noon kay Jesus isang gabi. Nagdala si Nicodemus ng mga 35 kilo ng pabango na gawa sa pinaghalong mira at aloe. 40 Kinuha nila ang bangkay ni Jesus at nilagyan ng dala nilang pabango habang ibinabalot ng telang linen, ayon sa nakaugalian ng mga Judio sa paglilibing. 41 Sa lugar kung saan ipinako si Jesus ay may halamanan. At doon ay may isang bagong libingan na hinukay sa gilid ng burol, na hindi pa napapaglibingan. 42 Dahil bisperas na noon ng pista, at dahil malapit lang ang libingang iyon, doon na nila inilibing si Jesus.

Footnotes

  1. 19:24 Salmo 22:18.
  2. 19:25 Maria na taga-Magdala: Sa ibang salin ng Biblia, Maria Magdalena.
  3. 19:35 Ayon sa maraming dalubhasa sa Biblia, tinutukoy ni Juan ang kanyang sarili sa talatang ito. Si Juan ang sumulat ng aklat na ito ayon sa tradisyon.
  4. 19:36 Exo. 12:46; Bil. 9:12; Salmo 34:20.
  5. 19:37 Zac. 12:10.