John 19:16-42

New King James Version

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

The King on a Cross^(B)

^17 (C)And He, bearing His cross, ^(D)went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, ¹⁸ where they crucified Him, and ^(E)two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center. ^19 (F)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 (G)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:

Therefore the soldiers did these things.

Behold Your Mother

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

It Is Finished

²⁸ After this, Jesus, ^[b]knowing that all things were now accomplished, ^(N)that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!” ²⁹ Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and ^(O)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, ^(P)“It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

Jesus’ Side Is Pierced

^31 (Q)Therefore, because it was the Preparation Day, ^(R)that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a ^(S)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 ^(T)blood and water came out. ³⁵ And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is ^(U)true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may ^(V)believe. ³⁶ For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, ^(W)“Not one of His bones shall be broken.” ³⁷ And again another Scripture says, ^(X)“They shall look on Him whom they pierced.”

Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb^(Y)

^38 (Z)After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, ^(AA)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 ^(AB)Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of ^(AC)myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. ⁴⁰ Then they took the body of Jesus, and ^(AD)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 ^(AE)there they laid Jesus, ^(AF)because of the Jews’ Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby.