Pilate Attempts to Release Jesus

19 So then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.[a] And the soldiers wove a crown of thorns and placed it[b] on his head, and put a purple robe on him, and were coming up to him and saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” and were giving him slaps in the face.

And Pilate came outside again and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing him outside to you, so that you will know that I find no basis for an accusation against him.” Then Jesus came outside wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, and he said to them, “Behold the man!” So when they saw him, the chief priests and the officers shouted, saying, “Crucify! Crucify!” Pilate said to them, “You take him and crucify him![c] For I do not find a basis for an accusation against him.” The Jews replied to him, “We have a law, and according to the law he ought to die, because he made himself out to be the Son of God!”

So when Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid, and he entered into the governor’s residence again and said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus did not give him an answer. 10 So Pilate said to him, “Will you not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you, and I have authority to crucify you?” 11 Jesus replied to him, “You would not have any authority over me unless it was given to you from above. For this reason the one who handed me over to you has greater sin.”

12 From this point on Pilate was seeking to release him, but the Jews shouted, saying, “If you release this man, you are not a friend of Caesar! Everyone who makes himself out to be a king opposes Caesar!” 13 So Pilate, when he[d] heard these words, brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat, in the place called The Stone Pavement (but Gabbatha in Aramaic). 14 (Now it was the day of preparation of the Passover; it was about the sixth hour.) And he said to the Jews, “Behold your king!”

15 Then those shouted, “Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your king?” The chief priests replied, “We do not have a king except Caesar!” 16 So then he handed him over to them in order that he could be crucified.

Jesus Is Crucified

So they took Jesus, 17 and carrying for himself the cross, he went out to the place called The Place of a Skull (which is called Golgotha in Aramaic), 18 where they crucified him, and with him two others, one on each side,[e] and Jesus in the middle. 19 And Pilate also wrote a notice and placed it[f] on the cross, and it was written: “Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews.” 20 So many of the Jews read this notice, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city. And it was written in Aramaic, in Latin, and in Greek. 21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write ‘The king of the Jews,’ but, ‘He said, I am king of the Jews.’” 22 Pilate replied, “What I have written, I have written.”

23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his clothing and made four shares—for each soldier a share—and the tunic. (Now the tunic was seamless, woven from the top in a single piece.)[g] 24 So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it apart, but cast lots for it, to see whose it will be,” so that the scripture would be fulfilled that says,

“They divided my garments among themselves,
    and for my clothing they cast lots.”[h]

Thus the soldiers did these things.

25 Now his mother and the sister of his mother, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene were standing near the cross of Jesus. 26 So Jesus, seeing his[i] mother and the disciple whom he loved standing there, said to his[j] mother, “Woman, behold your son!” 27 Then he said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home.

Jesus Dies on the Cross

28 After this, Jesus, knowing that now at last everything was completed, in order that the scripture would be fulfilled, said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar full of sour wine was standing there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a branch of hyssop and[k] brought it[l] to his mouth. 30 Then when he had received the sour wine, Jesus said, “It is completed,”[m] and bowing his[n] head, he gave up his[o] spirit.

31 Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was an important day), asked Pilate that their legs could be broken and they could be taken away. 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who had been crucified with him. 33 But when they[p] came to Jesus, after they saw he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34 But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and blood and water came out immediately. 35 And the one who has seen it[q] has testified, and his testimony is true, and that person knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe. 36 For these things happened in order that the scripture would be fulfilled: “Not a bone of his will be broken.”[r] 37 And again another scripture says, “They will look on the one whom they have pierced.”[s]

Jesus Is Buried

38 And after these things, Joseph who was from Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but a secret one for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate allowed it,[t] so he came and took away his body. 39 And Nicodemus—the one who had come to him formerly at night—also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about a hundred pounds.[u] 40 So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in strips of linen cloth with the fragrant spices, as is the Jews’ custom to prepare for burial. 41 Now there was a garden at the place where he was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one was yet buried. 42 So there, on account of the day of preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was close by, they buried Jesus.

Footnotes

  1. John 19:1 *This verb has causative force in context; Pilate did not personally carry out the sentence
  2. John 19:2 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. John 19:6 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. John 19:13 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  5. John 19:18 Literally “from here and from here”
  6. John 19:19 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  7. John 19:23 Literally “through the whole”
  8. John 19:24 A quotation from Ps 22:18
  9. John 19:26 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  10. John 19:26 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  11. John 19:29 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“put”) has been translated as a finite verb
  12. John 19:29 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  13. John 19:30 Or (traditionally) “it is finished”
  14. John 19:30 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  15. John 19:30 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  16. John 19:33 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
  17. John 19:35 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  18. John 19:36 A quotation from Exod 12:46, Num 9:12, and Ps 34:20
  19. John 19:37 A quotation from Zech 12:10
  20. John 19:38 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  21. John 19:39 The Greek term refers to a Roman pound, 327.45 grams (approximately 12 ounces)

Jesus Sentenced to Be Crucified(A)

19 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.(B) The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!”(C) And they slapped him in the face.(D)

Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews gathered there, “Look, I am bringing him out(E) to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him.”(F) When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe,(G) Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”

As soon as the chief priests and their officials saw him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!”

But Pilate answered, “You take him and crucify him.(H) As for me, I find no basis for a charge against him.”(I)

The Jewish leaders insisted, “We have a law, and according to that law he must die,(J) because he claimed to be the Son of God.”(K)

When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid, and he went back inside the palace.(L) “Where do you come from?” he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer.(M) 10 “Do you refuse to speak to me?” Pilate said. “Don’t you realize I have power either to free you or to crucify you?”

11 Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above.(N) Therefore the one who handed me over to you(O) is guilty of a greater sin.”

12 From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, “If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king(P) opposes Caesar.”

13 When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge’s seat(Q) at a place known as the Stone Pavement (which in Aramaic(R) is Gabbatha). 14 It was the day of Preparation(S) of the Passover; it was about noon.(T)

“Here is your king,”(U) Pilate said to the Jews.

15 But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!”

“Shall I crucify your king?” Pilate asked.

“We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered.

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

The Crucifixion of Jesus(W)

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

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

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

23 When 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(AF) that said,

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

So this is what the soldiers did.

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

The Death of Jesus(AM)

28 Later, knowing that everything had now been finished,(AN) and so that Scripture would be fulfilled,(AO) Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar of wine vinegar(AP) was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. 30 When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.”(AQ) With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

31 Now it was the day of Preparation,(AR) and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses(AS) during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. 32 The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other.(AT) 33 But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34 Instead, one of the soldiers pierced(AU) Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.(AV) 35 The man who saw it(AW) has given testimony, and his testimony is true.(AX) He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. 36 These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled:(AY) “Not one of his bones will be broken,”[c](AZ) 37 and, as another scripture says, “They will look on the one they have pierced.”[d](BA)

The Burial of Jesus(BB)

38 Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders.(BC) With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. 39 He was accompanied by Nicodemus,(BD) the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.[e] 40 Taking Jesus’ body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen.(BE) This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs.(BF) 41 At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid. 42 Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation(BG) and since the tomb was nearby,(BH) they laid Jesus there.

Footnotes

  1. John 19:24 Psalm 22:18
  2. John 19:26 The Greek for Woman does not denote any disrespect.
  3. John 19:36 Exodus 12:46; Num. 9:12; Psalm 34:20
  4. John 19:37 Zech. 12:10
  5. John 19:39 Or about 34 kilograms

19 Тогда Пилат приказал бичевать Иисуса. Солдаты сплели венок из терновника и надели Ему на голову. Они одели Его в пурпурную мантию, подходили к Нему, говоря:

– Да здравствует Царь иудеев! – и били Его по лицу.

Пилат вышел еще раз и сказал им:

– Смотрите! Вот, я вывожу Его еще раз, чтобы вы убедились, что я не нахожу в Нем никакой вины.

– Вот Человек, – сказал Пилат, когда Иисус вышел в терновом венке и в пурпурной мантии.

Как только первосвященники и стража увидели Его, они закричали:

– Распни! Распни Его!

Но Пилат ответил:

– Берите Его сами и распинайте, я же не нахожу в Нем никакой вины.

Иудеи настаивали:

– У нас есть Закон, и по нашему Закону Он должен умереть, потому что называет Себя Сыном Бога![a]

Услышав это, Пилат еще больше испугался. Он опять вошел во дворец и спросил Иисуса:

– Откуда Ты?

Но Иисус не отвечал ему.

10 – Ты что, отказываешься говорить со мной? – сказал Пилат. – Неужели Ты не понимаешь, что у меня есть власть освободить Тебя или распять!

11 Иисус ответил:

– У тебя не было бы надо Мной никакой власти, если бы она не была дана тебе свыше. Поэтому на том, кто передал Меня тебе[b], больший грех.

12 С этого момента Пилат искал возможности освободить Иисуса, но иудеи продолжали кричать:

– Если ты отпустишь Его, то ты не друг кесарю. Каждый, кто заявляет, что он царь, – враг кесарю!

13 Когда Пилат это услышал, он вывел Иисуса, сел в судейское кресло на месте, называемом Каменный Помост, а на еврейском[c] языке Габбата. 14 Была пятница перед Пасхой, и час шестой[d].

– Вот ваш Царь, – сказал Пилат иудеям.

15 Они закричали:

– Уведи Его вон! Вон! Распни Его!

– Распять вашего Царя? – спросил Пилат.

– У нас нет царя, кроме кесаря, – отвечали первосвященники.

16 Тогда Пилат отдал им Иисуса на распятие.

Они взяли Иисуса и повели. 17 Неся Свой крест, Иисус пошел на место, называемое Лобным[e], а на еврейском языке – Голгофа[f].

Иисус на кресте(A)

18 Там Иисуса распяли, а с Ним, по обе стороны, еще двоих; Иисус был посередине. 19 Пилат приказал прикрепить на кресте табличку с надписью: «ИИСУС НАЗАРЯНИН – Царь Иудеев». 20 Надпись эту читало много иудеев, так как место распятия Иисуса было близко к городу, а написано было по-еврейски, по-латыни и по-гречески. 21 Начальники иудеев возразили Пилату:

– Напиши не «Царь иудеев»[g], а что Он заявлял, будто Он Царь иудеев.

22 – Что я написал, то написал, – ответил Пилат.

23 Когда воины распяли Иисуса, они взяли Его верхнюю одежду и разделили на четыре части, каждому по одной. Рубашка Иисуса была без швов, сотканная целиком.

24 – Не будем ее рвать, – решили они, – бросим лучше жребий и посмотрим, кому она достанется.

Это случилось во исполнение сказанного в Писании:

«Они разделили между собой Мои одежды,
    и бросали жребий о Моем одеянии»[h].

Солдаты это исполнили.

25 Недалеко от креста Иисуса стояли Его мать, сестра матери, Мария – жена Клеопы и Мария Магдалина. 26 Иисус увидел Свою мать и Своего любимого ученика, стоявшего рядом с ней.

– О женщина[i], вот твой сын, – сказал Иисус матери.

27 Своему же ученику Он сказал:

– Вот твоя мать.

С этого времени ученик этот взял ее к себе в дом.

Иисус умирает на кресте(B)

28 После того Иисус, зная, что все уже совершилось, и чтобы исполнилось Писание, сказал:

– Хочу пить.

29 Там стоял кувшин с кислым вином, и солдаты, обмакнув в него губку, надели ее на стебель иссопа[j] и поднесли к губам Иисуса[k]. 30 Иисус попробовал вино и сказал:

– Совершилось!

Сказав это, Он уронил голову на грудь и предал дух.

31 Была пятница, и иудеи не хотели, чтобы тела оставались на крестах в субботу, тем более, что эта суббота была днем великого праздника. Поэтому они попросили Пилата перебить распятым голени[l] и снять их тела с крестов. 32 Солдаты пришли и перебили голени сначала одному распятому рядом с Иисусом, а затем другому. 33 Когда же они подошли к Иисусу, то увидели, что Он уже мертв, и не стали перебивать Его ног. 34 Вместо этого один из солдат пронзил копьем бок Иисуса, и из него сразу же потекли кровь и вода.

35 Тот, кто сам это видел, свидетельствует об этом, чтобы и вы поверили. Его свидетельство истинно, и он знает, что говорит правду. 36 Все это произошло, чтобы исполнились слова Писания: «Ни одна из Его костей не будет переломлена»[m]. 37 И в другом месте Писания говорится: «Они будут смотреть на Того, Которого пронзили»[n].

Погребение Иисуса(C)

38 После этого Иосиф из Аримафеи попросил Пилата отдать ему тело Иисуса. Иосиф был учеником Иисуса, но тайным, из страха перед иудеями. С позволения Пилата он пришел и забрал тело. 39 С Иосифом был Никодим, который как-то приходил к Иисусу ночью. Никодим принес смесь из смирны и алоэ[o], литр около ста[p]. 40 Они сняли тело Иисуса и завернули его вместе с бальзамом в пелены из льняной ткани. Таков был иудейский погребальный обычай. 41 Там, где Иисуса распяли, был сад, и в саду – новая гробница, где еще никого не хоронили. 42 Так как это была пятница – день приготовления к Пасхе, а гробница была рядом, то они положили там Иисуса.

Footnotes

  1. 19:7 См. Лев. 24:16.
  2. 19:11 Скорее всего здесь Иисус говорил о первосвященнике Кайафе.
  3. 19:13 Или: «на арамейском»; также в ст. 17, 20.
  4. 19:14 Около двенадцати часов дня.
  5. 19:17 Лобное место – букв.: «череп». Этот холм имел такое название, по всей вероятности, из-за своей формы, напоминавшей человеческий череп.
  6. 19:17 Голгофа – на еврейском языке это слово произносится как: «гольголет», а на арамейском – «гольгольта».
  7. 19:21 Эпитет «Царь иудеев» относится к Мессии, и именно это не понравилось первосященникам, так как, по их мнению, Иисус не был Мессией.
  8. 19:24 См. Пс. 21:19.
  9. 19:26 Женщина – это обращение Иисуса не было грубым, как может показаться на первый взгляд. См. также 2:4.
  10. 19:29 Иссоп – это растение, которое применили иудеи, чтобы окрасить косяки и перекладины своих дверей в Египте и таким образом избежали смерти своих первенцев. См. Исх. 12:22.
  11. 19:28-29 См. Пс. 68:22; 21:16.
  12. 19:31 Перебить голени – Закон запрещал оставлять мертвых повешенными на дереве до заката солнца (см. Втор. 21:22-23), и, кроме того, это был канун праздничной субботы. Повешенные же на крестах могли умирать в мучениях много дней, но тех, у кого перебивали голени, настигала скорая смерть от удушья.
  13. 19:36 См. Исх. 12:46; Чис. 9:12; Пс. 33:21.
  14. 19:37 Зах. 12:10.
  15. 19:39 Смирна – приятно пахнущая смола растущего в Аравии растения. Алоэ – это источающее ароматную смолу дерево, родиной которого является Индокитай, использовалось как благовоние, а также при бальзамировании. Оно не имеет ничего общего с общеизвестным обыкновенным алоэ.
  16. 19:39 То есть около тридцати килограммов, так как это не современный литр, а литра – древнеримская мера.