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19 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.

And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,

And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.

Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.

Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!

When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.

The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;

And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

10 Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?

11 Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.

12 And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

13 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

14 And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

15 But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.

16 Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.

17 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:

18 Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was Jesus Of Nazareth The King Of The Jews.

20 This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.

21 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

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

23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

24 They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.

25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.

26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!

27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.

28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

29 Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.

30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

31 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

32 Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.

33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:

34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.

35 And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.

36 For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

37 And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

38 And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.

39 And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.

40 Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.

42 There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

19 Pilatus lod nu Jesus piske, og derefter flettede soldaterne en krans af tornede grene, satte den på hovedet af ham som en slags kongekrone og kastede en purpurrød kappe om ham. Efter tur gik de hen til ham og sagde: „Længe leve jødernes konge!” Samtidig slog de ham i ansigtet.

Pilatus gik igen ud til de jødiske ledere, som stod og ventede udenfor. „Jeg vil føre ham ud til jer nu,” sagde han, „for at I skal vide, at jeg ikke finder ham skyldig i nogen forbrydelse.” Så kom Jesus ud med tornekronen på hovedet og purpurkappen over sig. „Se, her er han!” sagde Pilatus.

Så snart ypperstepræsterne og det jødiske vagtmandskab så ham, råbte de: „Korsfæst ham, korsfæst ham!” „Så må I selv gøre det!” sagde Pilatus. „Jeg finder ham ikke skyldig!” Jøderne svarede: „Ifølge vores lov skal han dø, fordi han har kaldt sig selv for Guds Søn.”

Ved de ord blev Pilatus bange. Han førte Jesus ind i borgen igen og spurgte ham: „Hvor kommer du egentlig fra?” Men Jesus gav ham intet svar. 10 „Hvorfor svarer du mig ikke?” fortsatte Pilatus. „Er du ikke klar over, at jeg har magt til at sætte dig fri og til at lade dig korsfæste?” 11 Jesus svarede ham: „Du havde slet ingen magt over mig, hvis ikke den var givet dig ovenfra. Derfor er der større skyld hos dem, der har overgivet[a] mig til dig.”

12 Derpå forsøgte Pilatus at få Jesus løsladt, men de jødiske ledere råbte: „Sætter du ham fri, er du ikke kejserens ven! For den, der udråber sig selv til konge, gør oprør mod kejseren.”

13 Da Pilatus hørte det, førte han igen Jesus udenfor og satte sig i dommersædet på den stenlagte terrasse, der på hebraisk kaldes „Gabbata”. 14 Klokken var omkring seks om morgenen,[b] og det var dagen før den sabbat, som faldt i påskeugen.[c] Pilatus vendte sig til de jødiske ledere: „Her er jeres konge!” sagde han. 15 „Væk med ham!” skreg de. „Væk med ham—korsfæst ham!” „Ønsker I virkelig, at jeg skal korsfæste jeres konge?” indvendte Pilatus. „Vi har ingen anden konge end kejseren,” råbte ypperstepræsterne.

16 Så udleverede Pilatus Jesus til at blive korsfæstet, og soldaterne førte ham bort.

Jesus bliver korsfæstet og derefter hånet af de jødiske ledere(A)

17 Jesus bar selv sit kors til det sted, der kaldtes „Hovedskalsstedet”, på hebraisk „Golgata”. 18 Dér korsfæstede de ham. Samtidig korsfæstede de to andre mænd, og deres kors blev rejst, et på hver sin side af Jesu kors. 19 Pilatus havde fået lavet et skilt med teksten: „Jesus fra Nazaret—jødernes konge”, og det blev anbragt på korset. 20 Teksten var skrevet på hebraisk, latin og græsk, og skiltet blev læst af mange mennesker, for stedet, hvor Jesus blev korsfæstet, lå tæt ved byen. 21 Men ypperstepræsterne henvendte sig til Pilatus og sagde: „Du må ændre teksten på det skilt. I stedet for ordene ‚jødernes konge’ skal du skrive: ‚Denne mand påstod at være jødernes konge.’ ” 22 „Hvad jeg skrev, det skrev jeg!” svarede Pilatus kort.

23 Da soldaterne havde korsfæstet Jesus, fordelte de fire af hans fem klædningsstykker imellem sig—et stykke til hver. Men Jesu kjortel var uden sammensyninger, vævet i ét stykke fra øverst til nederst. 24 Da sagde de: „Det er en skam at rive den i stykker. Lad os hellere kaste lod om, hvem der skal have den.” Da soldaterne gjorde det, gik endnu et skriftord i opfyldelse: „De delte mine klæder mellem sig og trak lod om min kjortel.”[d]

25 Imens det foregik, stod Jesu mor og hans moster i nærheden af korset. Den Maria, som var gift med Klopas, og Maria Magdalene var der også. 26 Da Jesus så sin mor stå ved siden af den discipel, som han holdt særlig meget af, sagde han til hende: „Han skal være din søn.” 27 Og til disciplen sagde han: „Hun skal være din mor.” Fra da af tog den discipel sig af hende.

Jesus dør(B)

28 Jesus vidste, at alt nu var fuldført. Så sagde han: „Jeg er tørstig.” Det blev opfyldelsen af endnu et skriftord.[e] 29 Nu stod der en beholder med billig, sur vin i nærheden. En af de tilstedeværende soldater dyppede en svamp i vinen, satte den på en stang og rakte den op til Jesus.

30 Da han havde smagt på den sure vin, sagde han: „Det er fuldbragt!” og han bøjede hovedet og udåndede.

31 Alt det her fandt sted dagen før den højhellige påskesabbat. De jødiske ledere ville gerne undgå, at de tre korsfæstede mænd blev hængende til offentlig beskuelse sabbatten over. De bad derfor Pilatus om at give ordre til, at mændenes ben skulle brækkes, så de hurtigt ville dø. 32 Så kom soldaterne og brækkede benene på de to mænd, der var korsfæstet sammen med Jesus, 33 men da de kom til Jesus, så de, at han allerede var død. Derfor brækkede de ikke hans ben, 34 men en af soldaterne stak i stedet et spyd i siden på ham, og der flød vand og blod ud.

35 Det, jeg her har fortalt, har jeg set med mine egne øjne, og alt, hvad jeg siger, er sandt. Jeg kan stå inde for, at det er sandhed, og jeg fortæller det, for at I skal tro det. 36 Også den sidste hændelse var en opfyldelse af Skriftens ord, der siger: „Ingen af hans knogler må brækkes,”[f] 37 og: „De vil se på ham, som de har gennemboret.”[g]

Jesus lægges i graven(C)

38 Kort efter henvendte Josef fra Arimatæa sig til Pilatus. Josef var en af Jesu disciple, men ikke åbenlyst, for han var bange for de jødiske ledere. Han bad om tilladelse til at tage Jesu lig ned, og det gav Pilatus ham lov til. Da han tog det ned, 39 var Nikodemus også med. Det var ham, der var kommet til Jesus om natten. Han medbragte 30 kilo salve, en blanding af myrra og aloe. 40 De to mænd svøbte Jesu lig ind i linnedklæder sammen med den vellugtende salve, sådan som det var skik ved en jødisk begravelse. 41 Det sted, hvor Jesus blev korsfæstet, lå i nærheden af en have, hvor der var en nyudhugget grav, som endnu aldrig var blevet brugt. 42 Da de skulle skynde sig at blive færdige, inden sabbatten begyndte ved solnedgang, og da den grav lå i nærheden, lagde de ham i den.

Footnotes

  1. 19,11 Eller: „forrådt mig”. Den græske tekst bruger ental: „den, der har overgivet”. Det er muligvis en henvisning til ypperstepræsten som repræsentant for det jødiske lederskab, men kunne også pege på Judas.
  2. 19,14 Efter officiel romersk tidsregning, jf. 1,39; 4,6.52.
  3. 19,14 Teksten siger: „påskens forberedelsesdag”. Det henviser til fredagen, hvor man gjorde alt klar til sabbatten, som jo lå dagen efter, om lørdagen. Den jødiske påske var fastsat til altid at begynde den 14. nisan, så den faldt på forskellige ugedage hvert år.
  4. 19,24 Sl. 22,19.
  5. 19,28 Muligvis en henvisning til Sl. 69,22. Se også Sl. 22,16.
  6. 19,36 Det gjaldt påskelammet, jf. 2.Mos. 12,46 og 4.Mos. 9,12.
  7. 19,37 Zak. 12,10. Se også Sl. 22,17.

Ang Paglibak ng mga Kawal kay Jesus

19 Pagkatapos ay ipinakuha niya si Jesus at ipinahagupit. Gumawa ng koronang tinik ang mga kawal at inilagay ito sa kanyang ulo, at isinuot sa kanya ang isang balabal na kulay ube. Lumapit sila sa kanya at nagsabing, “Mabuhay ang hari ng mga Judio!” at siya'y kanilang pinagsasampal. Muling lumabas si Pilato at sinabi sa kanila, “Tingnan ninyo, ilalabas ko siya sa inyo upang malaman ninyo na wala akong nakitang anumang dahilan laban sa kanya.” Kaya lumabas si Jesus, suot ang koronang tinik at kulay ubeng balabal. Sinabi sa kanila ni Pilato, “Masdan ninyo ang taong ito!” Nang makita siya ng mga punong pari at ng mga kawal, sumigaw sila, “Ipako siya sa krus! Ipako siya sa krus!” Sinabi ni Pilato sa kanila, “Kunin ninyo siya at kayo ang magpako sa kanya; wala akong nakitang anuman laban sa kanya.” Sumagot ang mga Judio sa kanya, “Mayroon kaming batas, at ayon sa batas na iyon kailangan siyang mamatay sapagkat inaangkin niyang siya ay Anak ng Diyos.” Nang marinig ito ni Pilato, lalo siyang natakot. Pumasok muli siya ng punong-himpilan at tinanong si Jesus, “Tagasaan ka ba?” Ngunit hindi sumagot si Jesus. 10 Kaya sinabi sa kanya ni Pilato, “Ayaw mo ba akong kausapin? Hindi mo ba alam na ako'y may kapangyarihang palayain ka at ipapako sa krus?” 11 (A)Sumagot si Jesus, “Hindi ako saklaw ng iyong kapangyarihan malibang ibigay ito sa iyo mula sa itaas. Dahil dito, mas mabigat ang kasalanan ng nagdala sa akin sa iyo.” 12 Mula noon, humanap ng paraan si Pilato na palayain siya, ngunit nagsisigaw ang mga Judio, “Kung palalayain mo ang taong ito, hindi ka kakampi ng Emperador.[a] Sinumang nag-aangking siya'y hari ay kumakalaban sa Emperador.” 13 Nang marinig ito ni Pilato, dinala niya si Jesus sa labas at naupo siya sa upuan ng hukom, sa lugar na tinatawag na Platapormang Bato, na sa Hebreo ay Gabbatha. 14 Araw noon ng Paghahanda para sa Paskuwa, at magtatanghaling tapat na. Sinabi ni Pilato sa mga Judio, “Masdan ninyo ang inyong hari!” 15 Kaya sumigaw sila, “Alisin! Alisin ang taong iyan! Ipako siya sa krus!” Tinanong sila ni Pilato, “Ipapako ko ba sa krus ang inyong hari?” Sumagot ang mga punong pari, “Wala kaming hari kundi ang Emperador.” 16 Kaya ibinigay ni Pilato si Jesus sa kanila upang ipako sa krus.

Ang Pagpako kay Jesus sa Krus

Kinuha nga nila si Jesus. 17 Habang pasan ni Jesus ang krus, lumabas siya tungo sa Lugar ng Bungo, na sa Hebreo ay tinatawag na Golgotha. 18 Ipinako nila roon si Jesus, kasama ang dalawa pa, ang isa ay nasa kanan niya, at ang isa ay sa kaliwa. 19 Sumulat si Pilato ng ganitong pahayag at inilagay sa krus: “Si Jesus na taga-Nazareth, ang Hari ng mga Judio.” 20 Nakasulat ito sa wikang Hebreo, Latin at Griyego. Maraming Judio ang nakabasa sa pahayag na ito sapagkat malapit sa lungsod ang lugar na pinagpakuan kay Jesus. 21 Kaya sinabi ng mga punong pari kay Pilato, “Huwag mong isulat, ‘Ang Hari ng mga Judio,’ kundi, ‘Sinabi ng taong ito, “Ako ang Hari ng mga Judio.” ’ ” 22 Sumagot si Pilato, “Ang naisulat ko ay naisulat ko na.” 23 Pagkatapos ipako ng mga kawal si Jesus, kinuha nila ang damit niya at hinati ito sa apat na bahagi, isa para sa bawat kawal. Kinuha rin nila ang kanyang damit-panloob; wala itong tahi at hinabi nang buo mula sa itaas. 24 (B)Kaya sinabi nila sa isa't isa, “Huwag natin itong punitin; magpalabunutan na lang tayo kung kanino ito mapupunta.” Naganap ito upang matupad ang sinasabi ng Kasulatan,

“Pinaghati-hatian nila ang aking kasuotan, at para sa aking damit sila'y nagpalabunutan.”

Gayon nga ang ginawa ng mga kawal. 25 Samantala, nakatayong malapit sa krus ni Jesus ang kanyang ina, ang kapatid nitong si Maria na asawa ni Cleopas, at si Maria Magdalena. 26 Nang makita ni Jesus ang kanyang ina at ang alagad na kanyang minamahal na nakatayo sa tabi nito, sinabi niya sa kanyang ina, “Ginang, narito ang iyong anak.” 27 At sinabi niya sa alagad, “Narito ang iyong ina.” At mula noon, kinupkop na ng alagad si Maria sa kanyang tahanan.

Ang Pagkamatay ni Jesus

28 (C)Pagkatapos nito, nang malaman ni Jesus na ang lahat ay naganap na, sinabi niya, upang matupad ang Kasulatan, “Nauuhaw ako.” 29 Isang sisidlang puno ng maasim na alak ang naroon. Kaya isinawsaw nila sa maasim na alak ang isang espongha at inilagay ito sa sanga ng isopo at inilapit sa bibig ni Jesus. 30 Matapos tanggapin ni Jesus ang alak, sinabi niya, “Naganap na.” Pagkatapos, yumuko siya at isinuko ang kanyang espiritu.

Ang Pagtusok sa Tagiliran ni Jesus

31 Dahil araw noon ng Paghahanda, ayaw ng mga Judio na manatili ang mga bangkay sa krus sa araw ng Sabbath, lalo na't ang Sabbath na iyon ay dakila. Kaya hiniling nila kay Pilato na baliin ang mga binti ng mga nakapako sa krus at alisin ang mga bangkay. 32 Kaya dumating ang mga kawal at binali ang mga binti ng una at ng isa pang lalaki na kasama ni Jesus na ipinako. 33 Subalit nang dumating sila kay Jesus at nakitang siya ay patay na, hindi na nila binali ang kanyang mga binti. 34 Tinusok na lang ng sibat ang kanyang tagiliran ng isang kawal, at kaagad na lumabas ang dugo at tubig. 35 (Siya na nakakita nito ay nagpapatotoo upang kayo ay maniwala. Ang kanyang pagpapatunay ay totoo, at alam niya na totoo ang kanyang sinasabi.) 36 (D)Nangyari ang mga ito upang maganap ang Kasulatan, “Wala ni isa man sa kanyang mga buto ang babaliin.” 37 (E)At muli, sinasabi rin ng isa pang bahagi ng Kasulatan, “Pagmamasdan nila ang tinusok nila ng sibat.”

Ang Paglilibing kay Jesus

38 Pagkatapos ng mga ito, hiniling ni Jose na taga-Arimatea na payagan siyang kunin ang katawan ni Jesus. Siya ay isang lihim na alagad ni Jesus dahil sa takot sa mga pinuno ng mga Judio. Pumayag si Pilato, kaya pumunta si Jose at tinanggal ang katawan ni Jesus sa krus. 39 (F)Dumating din si Nicodemo, na nagpunta noon kay Jesus isang gabi. May dala siyang mga pabango, na pinaghalong mira at mga aloe na may isang daang libra ang timbang. 40 Kinuha nila ang katawan ni Jesus at binalot ito ng mga telang may pabango ayon sa kaugalian ng mga Judio sa paglilibing. 41 May halamanan sa lugar na pinagpakuan kay Jesus. Doon ay may isang libingang kailanman ay hindi pa nagagamit. 42 Dahil ang libingan ay di-kalayuan, at noon ay araw ng Paghahanda ng mga Judio, doon nila inilibing si Jesus.

Footnotes

  1. Juan 19:12 Emperador, Sa Griyego, Cesar.

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

The Soldiers Mock Jesus(A)

19 So then (B)Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him. And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe. [a]Then they said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they (C)struck Him with their hands.

Pilate then went out again, and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you, (D)that you may know that I find no fault in Him.”

Pilate’s Decision

Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, “Behold the Man!”

(E)Therefore, when the chief priests and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!

Pilate said to them, “You take Him and crucify Him, for I find no fault in Him.”

The Jews answered him, (F)“We have a law, and according to [b]our law He ought to die, because (G)He made Himself the Son of God.”

Therefore, when Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid, and went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” (H)But Jesus gave him no answer.

10 Then Pilate said to Him, “Are You not speaking to me? Do You not know that I have [c]power to crucify You, and power to release You?”

11 Jesus answered, (I)“You could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above. Therefore (J)the one who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.”

12 From then on Pilate sought to release Him, but the Jews cried out, saying, “If you let this Man go, you are not Caesar’s friend. (K)Whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.”

13 (L)When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha. 14 Now (M)it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, “Behold your King!”

15 But they cried out, “Away with Him, away with Him! Crucify Him!”

Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?”

The chief priests answered, (N)“We have no king but Caesar!”

16 (O)Then he delivered Him to them to be crucified. Then they took Jesus [d]and led Him away.

The King on a Cross(P)

17 (Q)And He, bearing His cross, (R)went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, 18 where they crucified Him, and (S)two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center. 19 (T)Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was:

JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

20 Then many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin.

21 Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but, ‘He said, “I am the King of the Jews.” ’ ”

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

23 (U)Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. Now the tunic was without seam, woven from the top in one piece. 24 They said therefore among themselves, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be,” that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says:

(V)“They divided My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.”

Therefore the soldiers did these things.

Behold Your Mother

25 (W)Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of (X)Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and (Y)the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, (Z)“Woman, behold your son!” 27 Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her (AA)to his own home.

It Is Finished

28 After this, Jesus, [e]knowing that all things were now accomplished, (AB)that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!” 29 Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and (AC)they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth. 30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, (AD)“It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

Jesus’ Side Is Pierced

31 (AE)Therefore, because it was the Preparation Day, (AF)that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a (AG)high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. 32 Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who was 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 immediately (AH)blood and water came out. 35 And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is (AI)true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may (AJ)believe. 36 For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, (AK)“Not one of His bones shall be broken.” 37 And again another Scripture says, (AL)“They shall look on Him whom they pierced.”

Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb(AM)

38 (AN)After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, (AO)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 the body of Jesus. 39 And (AP)Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of (AQ)myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. 40 Then they took the body of Jesus, and (AR)bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury. 41 Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. 42 So (AS)there they laid Jesus, (AT)because of the Jews’ Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby.

Footnotes

  1. John 19:3 NU And they came up to Him and said
  2. John 19:7 NU the law
  3. John 19:10 authority
  4. John 19:16 NU omits and led Him away
  5. John 19:28 M seeing