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John 19:31-20:10
New American Standard Bible
John 19:31-20:10
New American Standard Bible
Care of the Body of Jesus
31 Now then, since it was (A)the day of preparation, to prevent (B)the bodies from remaining on the cross on the Sabbath ([a]for that Sabbath was a (C)high day), the Jews requested of Pilate that their legs be broken, and the bodies be taken away. 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man, and of the other who was (D)crucified with Him; 33 but after they came to Jesus, when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. 34 Yet one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately (E)blood and water came out. 35 And he who has seen has (F)testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe. 36 For these things took place (G)so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “(H)Not a bone of Him shall be [b]broken.” 37 And again another Scripture says, “(I)They will look at Him whom they pierced.”
38 Now (J)after these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a (K)secret one for (L)fear of the [c]Jews, requested of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body. 39 (M)Nicodemus, who had first come to Him by night, also came, (N)bringing a [d]mixture of (O)myrrh and aloes, about a [e](P)hundred litras weight. 40 So they took the body of Jesus and (Q)bound it in (R)linen wrappings with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. 41 Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden was a (S)new tomb (T)in which no one had yet been laid. 42 Therefore because of the Jewish day of (U)preparation, since the tomb was (V)nearby, they laid Jesus there.
The Empty Tomb
20 (W)Now on the first day of the week (X)Mary Magdalene *came early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and *saw (Y)the stone already removed from the tomb. 2 So she *ran and *came to Simon Peter and to the other (Z)disciple whom Jesus loved, and *said to them, “(AA)They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we do not know where they have put Him.” 3 (AB)So Peter and the other disciple left, and they were going to the tomb. 4 The two were running together; and the other disciple ran ahead, faster than Peter, and came to the tomb first; 5 and he (AC)stooped to look in, and *saw the (AD)linen wrappings lying there; however he did not go in. 6 So Simon Peter also *came, following him, and he entered the tomb; and he *looked at the linen wrappings lying there, 7 and (AE)the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the (AF)linen wrappings but folded up in a place by itself. 8 So the other disciple who (AG)had first come to the tomb also entered then, and he saw and believed. 9 For (AH)they did not yet understand the Scripture, (AI)that He must rise from the dead. 10 So the disciples went away again (AJ)to their own homes.
Footnotes
- John 19:31 Lit for the day of that Sabbath was great
- John 19:36 Or crushed; or shattered
- John 19:38 I.e., the Jewish leaders
- John 19:39 Two early mss package of
- John 19:39 I.e., Roman libras (about 75 lb. or 34 kg)
John 19:31-20:10
New International Version
John 19:31-20:10
New International Version
31 Now it was the day of Preparation,(A) and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses(B) 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.(C) 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(D) Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.(E) 35 The man who saw it(F) has given testimony, and his testimony is true.(G) 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:(H) “Not one of his bones will be broken,”[a](I) 37 and, as another scripture says, “They will look on the one they have pierced.”[b](J)
The Burial of Jesus(K)
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.(L) With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. 39 He was accompanied by Nicodemus,(M) the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.[c] 40 Taking Jesus’ body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen.(N) This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs.(O) 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(P) and since the tomb was nearby,(Q) they laid Jesus there.
The Empty Tomb(R)
20 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene(S) went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.(T) 2 So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved,(U) and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”(V)
3 So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb.(W) 4 Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 He bent over and looked in(X) at the strips of linen(Y) lying there but did not go in. 6 Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, 7 as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head.(Z) The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. 8 Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first,(AA) also went inside. He saw and believed. 9 (They still did not understand from Scripture(AB) that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)(AC) 10 Then the disciples went back to where they were staying.
Footnotes
- John 19:36 Exodus 12:46; Num. 9:12; Psalm 34:20
- John 19:37 Zech. 12:10
- John 19:39 Or about 34 kilograms
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