John 19:31-42

English Standard Version

Jesus' Side Is Pierced

³¹ Since it was ^(A)the day of Preparation, and ^(B)so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was ^(C)a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away. ³² So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other ^(D)who had been 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 at once there came out ^(E)blood and water. ^35 (F)He who saw it has borne witness—^(G)his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth—^(H)that you also may believe. ^36 (I)For these things took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled: ^(J)“Not one of his bones ^(K)will be broken.” ³⁷ And again another Scripture says, ^(L)“They will look on him whom they have pierced.”

Jesus Is Buried

^38 (M)After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly ^(N)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 away his body. ^39 (O)Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus^[a] by night, came ^(P)bringing a mixture of ^(Q)myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds^[b] in weight. ⁴⁰ So they took the body of Jesus and ^(R)bound it in ^(S)linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. ⁴¹ Now in the place where he was crucified there was a ^(T)garden, and ^(U)in the garden a new tomb ^(V)in which no one had yet been laid. ⁴² So because of the Jewish ^(W)day of Preparation, ^(X)since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.