John 19:16-27

New American Standard Bible

The Crucifixion

¹⁶ So he then ^(A)handed Him over to them to be crucified.

^17 (B)They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, ^[a](C)carrying His own cross, to the place called ^(D)the Place of a Skull, which ^(E)in ^[b]Hebrew is called, Golgotha. ¹⁸ There they crucified Him, and with Him ^(F)two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between. ¹⁹ Now Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It was written: “^(G)JESUS THE NAZARENE, ^(H)THE KING OF THE JEWS.” ²⁰ Therefore many of the Jews read this inscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written ^(I)in ^[c]Hebrew, Latin, and in Greek. ²¹ So the chief priests of the Jews were saying to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘^(J)The King of the Jews’; rather, write that He said, ‘I am ^(K)King of the Jews.’” ²² Pilate answered, “^(L)What I have written, I have written.”

²³ Then ^(M)the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made ^(N)four parts: a part to each soldier, and the ^[d]tunic also; but the tunic was seamless, woven ^[e]in one piece. ²⁴ So they said to one another, “^(O)Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be.” ^(P)This happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “They ^(Q)divided My garments among themselves, and they cast ^[f]lots for My clothing.” Therefore the soldiers did these things.

^25 (R)Now beside the cross of Jesus stood ^(S)His mother, His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and ^(T)Mary Magdalene. ²⁶ So when Jesus saw His mother, and ^(U)the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He *said to His mother, “^(V)Woman, behold, your son!” ²⁷ Then He *said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her into ^(W)his own household.