John 19:31-20:18

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.

^11 (AK)But Mary was standing outside the tomb, weeping; so as she wept, she ^(AL)stooped to look into the tomb; ¹² and she *saw ^(AM)two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying. ¹³ And they *said to her, “^(AN)Woman, why are you weeping?” She *said to them, “Because ^(AO)they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they put Him.” ¹⁴ When she had said this, she turned around and *^(AP)saw Jesus standing there, and yet she ^(AQ)did not know that it was Jesus. ¹⁵ Jesus *said to her, “^(AR)Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Thinking that He was the gardener, she *said to Him, “Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you put Him, and I will take Him away.” ¹⁶ Jesus *said to her, “Mary!” She turned and *said to Him ^(AS)in ^[f]Hebrew, “^(AT)Rabboni!” (which means, Teacher). ¹⁷ Jesus *said to her, “Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to ^(AU)My brothers and say to them, ‘I am ^(AV)ascending to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.’” ^18 (AW)Mary Magdalene *came and ^(AX)announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and that He had said these things to her.