John 19:16-27

New International Version

¹⁶Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.^(A)

The Crucifixion of Jesus^(B)

So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. ¹⁷Carrying his own cross,^(C) he went out to the place of the Skull^(D) (which in Aramaic^(E) is called Golgotha). ¹⁸There they crucified him, and with him two others^(F)—one on each side and Jesus in the middle.

¹⁹Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: jesus of nazareth,^(G) the king of the jews.^(H) ²⁰Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city,^(I) and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek. ²¹The 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.”^(J)

²²Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”

²³When 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^(K) that said,

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

So this is what the soldiers did.

²⁵Near the cross^(M) of Jesus stood his mother,^(N) his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.^(O) ²⁶When Jesus saw his mother^(P) there, and the disciple whom he loved^(Q) standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman,^[b] here is your son,” ²⁷and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.

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Footnotes

John 19:24 Psalm 22:18
John 19:26 The Greek for Woman does not denote any disrespect.

Job 36:16-33

New International Version

¹⁶“He is wooing^(A) you from the jaws of distress
    to a spacious place^(B) free from restriction,^(C)
    to the comfort of your table^(D) laden with choice food.^(E)
¹⁷But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked;^(F)
    judgment and justice have taken hold of you.^(G)
¹⁸Be careful that no one entices you by riches;
    do not let a large bribe^(H) turn you aside.^(I)
¹⁹Would your wealth^(J) or even all your mighty efforts
    sustain you so you would not be in distress?
²⁰Do not long for the night,^(K)
    to drag people away from their homes.^[a]
²¹Beware of turning to evil,^(L)
    which you seem to prefer to affliction.^(M)

²²“God is exalted in his power.^(N)
    Who is a teacher like him?^(O)
²³Who has prescribed his ways^(P) for him,^(Q)
    or said to him, ‘You have done wrong’?^(R)
²⁴Remember to extol his work,^(S)
    which people have praised in song.^(T)
²⁵All humanity has seen it;^(U)
    mortals gaze on it from afar.
²⁶How great is God—beyond our understanding!^(V)
    The number of his years is past finding out.^(W)

²⁷“He draws up the drops of water,^(X)
    which distill as rain to the streams^[b];^(Y)
²⁸the clouds pour down their moisture
    and abundant showers^(Z) fall on mankind.^(AA)
²⁹Who can understand how he spreads out the clouds,
    how he thunders^(AB) from his pavilion?^(AC)
³⁰See how he scatters his lightning^(AD) about him,
    bathing the depths of the sea.^(AE)
³¹This is the way he governs^[c] the nations^(AF)
    and provides food^(AG) in abundance.^(AH)
³²He fills his hands with lightning
    and commands it to strike its mark.^(AI)
³³His thunder announces the coming storm;^(AJ)
    even the cattle make known its approach.^[d]^(AK)