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17 Carrying the cross by himself, he went to the place called Place of the Skull (in Hebrew, Golgotha). 18 There they nailed him to the cross. Two others were crucified with him, one on either side, with Jesus between them. 19 And Pilate posted a sign on the cross that read, “Jesus of Nazareth,[a] the King of the Jews.” 20 The place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek, so that many people could read it.

21 Then the leading priests objected and said to Pilate, “Change it from ‘The King of the Jews’ to ‘He said, I am King of the Jews.’”

22 Pilate replied, “No, what I have written, I have written.”

23 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided his clothes among the four of them. They also took his robe, but it was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. 24 So they said, “Rather than tearing it apart, let’s throw dice[b] for it.” This fulfilled the Scripture that says, “They divided my garments among themselves and threw dice for my clothing.”[c] So that is what they did.

25 Standing near the cross were Jesus’ mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary (the wife of Clopas), and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, “Dear woman, here is your son.” 27 And he said to this disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from then on this disciple took her into his home.

The Death of Jesus

28 Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.”[d] 29 A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips. 30 When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

31 It was the day of preparation, and the Jewish leaders didn’t want the bodies hanging there the next day, which was the Sabbath (and a very special Sabbath, because it was Passover week). So they asked Pilate to hasten their deaths by ordering that their legs be broken. Then their bodies could be taken down. 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two men crucified with Jesus. 33 But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead, so they didn’t break his legs. 34 One of the soldiers, however, pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out. 35 (This report is from an eyewitness giving an accurate account. He speaks the truth so that you also may continue to believe.[e]) 36 These things happened in fulfillment of the Scriptures that say, “Not one of his bones will be broken,”[f] 37 and “They will look on the one they pierced.”[g]

The Burial of Jesus

38 Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus (because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down Jesus’ body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and took the body away. 39 With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night. He brought about seventy-five pounds[h] of perfumed ointment made from myrrh and aloes. 40 Following Jewish burial custom, they wrapped Jesus’ body with the spices in long sheets of linen cloth. 41 The place of crucifixion was near a garden, where there was a new tomb, never used before. 42 And so, because it was the day of preparation for the Jewish Passover[i] and since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.

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Footnotes

  1. 19:19 Or Jesus the Nazarene.
  2. 19:24a Greek cast lots.
  3. 19:24b Ps 22:18.
  4. 19:28 See Pss 22:15; 69:21.
  5. 19:35 Some manuscripts read that you also may believe.
  6. 19:36 Exod 12:46; Num 9:12; Ps 34:20.
  7. 19:37 Zech 12:10.
  8. 19:39 Greek 100 litras [32.7 kilograms].
  9. 19:42 Greek because of the Jewish day of preparation.

17 Él, cargando su propia cruz, fue al sitio llamado Lugar de la Calavera (en hebreo, Gólgota). 18 Allí lo clavaron en la cruz. También crucificaron a otros dos con él, uno a cada lado, y a Jesús, en medio. 19 Y Pilato colocó un letrero sobre la cruz, que decía: «Jesús de Nazaret,[a] el Rey de los judíos». 20 El lugar donde crucificaron a Jesús estaba cerca de la ciudad, y el letrero estaba escrito en hebreo, en latín y en griego, para que muchos[b] pudieran leerlo.

21 Entonces los principales sacerdotes se opusieron y le dijeron a Pilato:

—Cambia la inscripción “El Rey de los judíos” por una que diga “Él dijo: ‘Yo soy el Rey de los judíos’”.

22 —No—respondió Pilato—. Lo que he escrito, escrito está y así quedará.

23 Una vez que los soldados terminaron de crucificarlo, tomaron la ropa de Jesús y la dividieron en cuatro partes, una para cada uno de ellos. También tomaron la túnica, la cual no tenía costura y había sido tejida de arriba a abajo en una sola pieza. 24 Así que dijeron: «En lugar de rasgarla, tiremos los dados[c] para ver quién se la queda». Con eso se cumplió la Escritura que dice: «Se repartieron mi vestimenta entre ellos y tiraron los dados por mi ropa»[d]. Así que eso fue lo que hicieron.

25 Estaban de pie junto a la cruz la madre de Jesús, la hermana de su madre, María la esposa de Cleofas y María Magdalena. 26 Cuando Jesús vio a su madre al lado del discípulo que él amaba, le dijo: «Apreciada mujer, ahí tienes a tu hijo». 27 Y al discípulo le dijo: «Ahí tienes a tu madre». Y, a partir de entonces, ese discípulo la llevó a vivir a su casa.

Muerte de Jesús

28 Jesús sabía que su misión ya había terminado y, para cumplir las Escrituras, dijo: «Tengo sed»[e]. 29 Había allí una vasija de vino agrio, así que mojaron una esponja en el vino, la pusieron en una rama de hisopo y la acercaron a los labios de Jesús. 30 Después de probar el vino, Jesús dijo: «¡Todo está cumplido!». Entonces inclinó la cabeza y entregó su espíritu.

31 Era el día de preparación, y los líderes judíos no querían que los cuerpos permanecieran allí colgados el día siguiente, que era el día de descanso (y uno muy especial, porque era la semana de la Pascua). Entonces le pidieron a Pilato que mandara a quebrarles las piernas a los crucificados para apresurarles la muerte. Así podrían bajar los cuerpos. 32 Entonces los soldados fueron y les quebraron las piernas a los dos hombres crucificados con Jesús. 33 Cuando llegaron a Jesús, vieron que ya estaba muerto, así que no le quebraron las piernas. 34 Sin embargo, uno de los soldados le atravesó el costado con una lanza y, de inmediato, salió sangre y agua. 35 (La información anterior proviene de un testigo ocular que presenta un relato fiel. Él dice la verdad para que ustedes también continúen creyendo[f]). 36 Esas cosas sucedieron para que se cumplieran las Escrituras que dicen: «Ni uno de sus huesos será quebrado»[g] 37 y «Mirarán al que atravesaron»[h].

Entierro de Jesús

38 Más tarde, José de Arimatea, quien había sido un discípulo secreto de Jesús (por temor a los líderes judíos), pidió permiso a Pilato para bajar el cuerpo de Jesús. Cuando Pilato concedió el permiso, José fue a buscar el cuerpo y se lo llevó. 39 Lo acompañó Nicodemo, el hombre que había ido a ver a Jesús de noche. Llevó consigo unos treinta y tres kilos[i] de ungüento perfumado, una mezcla de mirra y áloe. 40 De acuerdo con la costumbre de los entierros judíos, envolvieron el cuerpo de Jesús untado con las especias en largos lienzos de lino. 41 El lugar de la crucifixión estaba cerca de un huerto donde había una tumba nueva que nunca se había usado. 42 Y, como era el día de preparación para la Pascua judía y[j] la tumba estaba cerca, pusieron a Jesús allí.

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Footnotes

  1. 19:19 O Jesús nazareno.
  2. 19:20 En griego muchos judíos.
  3. 19:24a En griego echemos suertes.
  4. 19:24b Sal 22:18.
  5. 19:28 Ver Sal 22:15; 69:21.
  6. 19:35 Algunos manuscritos dicen también crean.
  7. 19:36 Ex 12:46; Nm 9:12; Sal 34:20.
  8. 19:37 Za 12:10.
  9. 19:39 En griego 100 libras (antiguas) [75 libras].
  10. 19:42 En griego Y, debido al día de preparación judío, y como.

17 Carrying his own cross,(A) he went out to the place of the Skull(B) (which in Aramaic(C) is called Golgotha). 18 There they crucified him, and with him two others(D)—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,(E) the king of the jews.(F) 20 Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city,(G) 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.”(H)

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(I) that said,

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

So this is what the soldiers did.

25 Near the cross(K) of Jesus stood his mother,(L) his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.(M) 26 When Jesus saw his mother(N) there, and the disciple whom he loved(O) 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(P)

28 Later, knowing that everything had now been finished,(Q) and so that Scripture would be fulfilled,(R) Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar of wine vinegar(S) 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.”(T) With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

31 Now it was the day of Preparation,(U) and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses(V) 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.(W) 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(X) Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.(Y) 35 The man who saw it(Z) has given testimony, and his testimony is true.(AA) 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:(AB) “Not one of his bones will be broken,”[c](AC) 37 and, as another scripture says, “They will look on the one they have pierced.”[d](AD)

The Burial of Jesus(AE)

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.(AF) With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. 39 He was accompanied by Nicodemus,(AG) 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.(AH) This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs.(AI) 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(AJ) and since the tomb was nearby,(AK) they laid Jesus there.

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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

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.

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