John 19:17-37

New American Standard Bible

^17 (A)They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, ^[a](B)carrying His own cross, to the place called ^(C)the Place of a Skull, which ^(D)in ^[b]Hebrew is called, Golgotha. ¹⁸ There they crucified Him, and with Him ^(E)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: “^(F)JESUS THE NAZARENE, ^(G)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 ^(H)in ^[c]Hebrew, Latin, and in Greek. ²¹ So the chief priests of the Jews were saying to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘^(I)The King of the Jews’; rather, write that He said, ‘I am ^(J)King of the Jews.’” ²² Pilate answered, “^(K)What I have written, I have written.”

²³ Then ^(L)the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made ^(M)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, “^(N)Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be.” ^(O)This happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “They ^(P)divided My garments among themselves, and they cast ^[f]lots for My clothing.” Therefore the soldiers did these things.

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

²⁸ After this, Jesus, ^(W)knowing that all things had already been accomplished, ^(X)in order that the Scripture would be fulfilled, *said, “^(Y)I am thirsty.” ²⁹ A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so ^(Z)they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth. ³⁰ Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “^(AA)It is finished!” And He bowed His head and ^(AB)gave up His spirit.

Care of the Body of Jesus

³¹ Now then, since it was ^(AC)the day of preparation, to prevent ^(AD)the bodies from remaining on the cross on the Sabbath (^[g]for that Sabbath was a ^(AE)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 ^(AF)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 ^(AG)blood and water came out. ³⁵ And he who has seen has ^(AH)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 ^(AI)so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “^(AJ)Not a bone of Him shall be ^[h]broken.” ³⁷ And again another Scripture says, “^(AK)They will look at Him whom they pierced.”