John 19
International Children’s Bible
19 Then Pilate ordered that Jesus be taken away and whipped. 2 The soldiers used some thorny branches to make a crown. They put this crown on Jesus’ head and put a purple robe around him. 3 Then they came to Jesus many times and said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” They hit Jesus in the face.
4 Again Pilate came out and said to them, “Look! I am bringing Jesus out to you. I want you to know that I find nothing I can charge against him.” 5 Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is the man!”
6 When the leading priests and the guards saw Jesus they shouted, “Kill him on a cross! Kill him on a cross!”
But Pilate answered, “Take him and nail him to a cross yourselves. I find nothing I can charge against him.”
7 The Jews answered, “We have a law that says he should die, because he said he is the Son of God.”
8 When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid. 9 He went back inside the palace and asked Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus did not answer him. 10 Pilate said, “You refuse to speak to me? Don’t you know that I have power to set you free and power to have you killed on a cross?”
11 Jesus answered, “The only power you have over me is the power given to you by God. The man who gave me to you is guilty of a greater sin.”
12 After this, Pilate tried to let Jesus go free. But the Jews cried out, “Anyone who makes himself king is against Caesar. If you let this man go free, you are not Caesar’s friend.”
13 Pilate heard what the Jews were saying. So he brought Jesus out to the place called The Stone Pavement. (In the Jewish language[a] the name is Gabbatha.) Pilate sat down on the judge’s seat there. 14 It was about six o’clock in the morning on Preparation Day of Passover week. Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your king!”
15 They shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Kill him on a cross!”
Pilate asked them, “Do you want me to kill your king on a cross?”
The leading priests answered, “The only king we have is Caesar!”
16 So Pilate gave Jesus to them to be killed on a cross.
Jesus Is Killed on a Cross
The soldiers took charge of Jesus. 17 Carrying his own cross, Jesus went out to a place called The Place of the Skull. (In the Jewish language[b] this place is called Golgotha.) 18 There they nailed Jesus to the cross. They also put two other men on crosses, one on each side of Jesus with Jesus in the middle. 19 Pilate wrote a sign and put it on the cross. It read: “JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.” 20 The sign was written in the Jewish language, in Latin, and in Greek. Many of the Jews read the sign, because this place where Jesus was killed was near the city. 21 The leading Jewish priests said to Pilate, “Don’t write, ‘The King of the Jews.’ But write, ‘This man said, I am the King of the Jews.’”
22 Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written!”
23 After the soldiers nailed Jesus to the cross, they took his clothes. They divided them into four parts. Each soldier got one part. They also took his long shirt. It was all one piece of cloth, woven from top to bottom. 24 So the soldiers said to each other, “We should not tear this into parts. We should throw lots to see who will get it.” This happened to give full meaning to the Scripture:
“They divided my clothes among them.
And they threw lots for my clothing.” Psalm 22:18
So the soldiers did this.
25 Jesus’ mother stood near his cross. His mother’s sister was also standing there, with Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 Jesus saw his mother. He also saw the follower he loved standing there. He said to his mother, “Dear woman, here is your son.” 27 Then he said to the follower, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this follower took her to live in his home.
Jesus Dies
28 After this, Jesus knew that everything had been done. To make the Scripture come true, he said, “I am thirsty.”[c] 29 There was a jar full of vinegar there, so the soldiers soaked a sponge in it. Then they put the sponge on a branch of a hyssop plant and lifted it to Jesus’ mouth. 30 Jesus tasted the vinegar. Then he said, “It is finished.” He bowed his head and died.
31 This day was Preparation Day. The next day was a special Sabbath day. The Jews did not want the bodies to stay on the cross on the Sabbath day. So they asked Pilate to order that the legs of the men be broken[d] and the bodies be taken away. 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man on the cross beside Jesus. Then they broke the legs of the man on the other cross beside Jesus. 33 But when the soldiers came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead. So they did not break his legs. 34 But one of the soldiers stuck his spear into Jesus’ side. At once blood and water came out. 35 (The one who saw this happen has told about it. The things he says are true. He knows that he tells the truth. He told about it so that you also can believe.) 36 These things happened to make the Scripture come true: “Not one of his bones will be broken.”[e] 37 And another Scripture said, “They will look at the one they have stabbed.”[f]
Jesus Is Buried
38 Later, a man named Joseph from Arimathea asked Pilate if he could take the body of Jesus. (Joseph was a secret follower of Jesus, because he was afraid of the Jews.) Pilate gave his permission. So Joseph came and took Jesus’ body away. 39 Nicodemus went with Joseph. Nicodemus was the man who earlier had come to Jesus at night. He brought about 75 pounds of spices. This was a mixture of myrrh and aloes. 40 These two men took Jesus’ body and wrapped it with the spices in pieces of linen cloth. (This is how the Jews bury people.) 41 In the place where Jesus was killed, there was a garden. In the garden was a new tomb where no one had ever been buried. 42 The men laid Jesus in that tomb because it was near, and the Jews were preparing to start their Sabbath day.
Footnotes
- 19:13, 17 Jewish language Aramaic, the language of the Jews in the first century.
- 19:13, 17 Jewish language Aramaic, the language of the Jews in the first century.
- 19:28 “I am thirsty.” Read Psalms 22:15; 69:21.
- 19:31 broken The breaking of the men’s bones would make them die sooner.
- 19:36 “Not one . . . broken.” Quotation from Psalm 34:20. The idea is from Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12.
- 19:37 “They . . . stabbed.” Quotation from Zechariah 12:10.
João 19
Nova Versão Transformadora
19 Então Pilatos mandou açoitar Jesus. 2 Os soldados fizeram uma coroa de espinhos e a colocaram em sua cabeça, e depois puseram nele um manto vermelho. 3 Zombavam dele, dizendo: “Salve, rei dos judeus!”, e batiam em seu rosto.
4 Pilatos saiu outra vez e disse ao povo: “Agora vou trazê-lo aqui para vocês, mas que fique bem claro: eu o considero inocente”. 5 Então Jesus saiu com a coroa de espinhos e o manto vermelho. “Vejam, aqui está o homem!”, disse Pilatos.
6 Quando os principais sacerdotes e os guardas do templo o viram, começaram a gritar: “Crucifique-o! Crucifique-o!”.
“Levem-no vocês e crucifiquem-no”, disse Pilatos. “Eu o considero inocente.”
7 Os líderes judeus responderam: “Pela nossa lei ele deve morrer, pois chamou a si mesmo de Filho de Deus”.
8 Quando Pilatos ouviu isso, ficou ainda mais amedrontado. 9 Levou Jesus de volta para dentro do palácio[a] e lhe perguntou: “De onde você vem?”. Jesus, porém, não respondeu. 10 “Por que você se nega a falar comigo?”, perguntou Pilatos. “Não sabe que tenho autoridade para soltá-lo ou crucificá-lo?”
11 Jesus disse: “Você não teria autoridade alguma sobre mim se esta não lhe fosse dada de cima. Portanto, aquele que me entregou a você tem um pecado maior”.
12 Então Pilatos tentou libertá-lo, mas os líderes judeus gritavam: “Se o senhor soltar este homem, não é amigo de César! Quem se declara rei se rebela contra César”.
13 Ao ouvir isso, Pilatos trouxe Jesus para fora novamente e se sentou no tribunal, na plataforma chamada “Pavimento de Pedras” (em aramaico, Gábata). 14 Era por volta de meio-dia, no dia da preparação para a Páscoa. E Pilatos disse ao povo: “Vejam, aqui está o seu rei!”.
15 “Fora com ele!”, gritaram. “Fora com ele! Crucifique-o!”
“O quê? Crucificar o seu rei?”, perguntou Pilatos.
Em resposta, os principais sacerdotes gritaram: “Não temos outro rei além de César!”.
16 Então Pilatos lhes entregou Jesus para ser crucificado. E eles levaram Jesus.
A crucificação
17 Carregando a própria cruz, Jesus foi ao local chamado Lugar da Caveira (em aramaico, Gólgota). 18 Ali eles o pregaram na cruz. Outros dois foram crucificados com Jesus, um de cada lado e ele no meio. 19 Pilatos colocou no alto da cruz uma placa que dizia: “Jesus, o nazareno,[b] Rei dos judeus”. 20 O lugar onde Jesus foi crucificado ficava perto da cidade, e a placa estava escrita em aramaico, latim e grego, de modo que muitos judeus podiam ler a inscrição.
21 Os principais sacerdotes disseram a Pilatos: “Mude a inscrição de ‘Rei dos judeus’ para ‘Ele disse: Eu sou o rei dos judeus’”.
22 Pilatos respondeu: “O que escrevi, escrevi”.
23 Depois que os soldados crucificaram Jesus, repartiram suas roupas em quatro partes, uma para cada um deles. Também pegaram sua túnica, mas ela era sem costura, tecida numa única peça, de alto a baixo. 24 Por isso disseram: “Em vez de rasgá-la, vamos tirar sortes para ver quem ficará com ela”. Isso cumpriu as Escrituras que dizem: “Repartiram minhas roupas entre si e lançaram sortes por minha veste”.[c] E foi o que fizeram.
25 Perto da cruz estavam a mãe de Jesus, a irmã dela, Maria, esposa de Clopas, e Maria Madalena. 26 Quando Jesus viu sua mãe ali, ao lado do discípulo a quem ele amava, disse-lhe: “Mulher, este é seu filho”. 27 E, ao discípulo, disse: “Esta é sua mãe”. Daquele momento em diante, o discípulo a recebeu em sua casa.
A morte de Jesus
28 Jesus sabia que sua missão havia terminado e, para cumprir as Escrituras, disse: “Estou com sede”.[d] 29 Havia ali uma vasilha com vinagre, de modo que ensoparam uma esponja no vinagre, a colocaram na ponta de um caniço de hissopo e a ergueram até os lábios de Jesus. 30 Depois de prová-la, Jesus disse: “Está consumado”. Então, inclinou a cabeça e entregou o espírito.
31 Era o Dia da Preparação, e os líderes judeus não queriam que os corpos ficassem pendurados ali até o dia seguinte, que seria um sábado muito especial. Por isso pediram a Pilatos que mandasse quebrar as pernas dos crucificados e removê-los. 32 Assim, os soldados vieram e quebraram as pernas dos dois homens crucificados com Jesus. 33 Mas, quando chegaram a Jesus, viram que ele já estava morto e, portanto, não quebraram suas pernas. 34 Um dos soldados, porém, furou seu lado com uma lança e, no mesmo instante, correu sangue com água. 35 Essa informação provém de uma testemunha ocular. Ela diz a verdade para que vocês também creiam. 36 Essas coisas aconteceram para que se cumprissem as Escrituras que dizem: “Nenhum dos seus ossos será quebrado”,[e] 37 e “Olharão para aquele a quem transpassaram”.[f]
O sepultamento de Jesus
38 Depois disso, José de Arimateia, que tinha sido discípulo secreto de Jesus porque temia os líderes judeus, pediu autorização a Pilatos para tirar da cruz o corpo de Jesus. Quando Pilatos lhe deu permissão, José veio e levou o corpo. 39 Estava com ele Nicodemos, o homem que tinha ido conversar com Jesus à noite. Nicodemos trouxe cerca de 35 litros[g] de óleo perfumado feito com mirra e aloés. 40 Seguindo os costumes judaicos de sepultamento, envolveram o corpo de Jesus em lençóis compridos de linho, junto com essas especiarias. 41 O local da crucificação ficava próximo a um jardim, onde havia um túmulo novo que nunca tinha sido usado. 42 Como era o Dia da Preparação para a Páscoa judaica,[h] e uma vez que o túmulo ficava perto, colocaram Jesus ali.
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