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The Crucifixion

16 So he then (A)delivered Him over to them to be crucified.

17 (B)They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, [a](C)bearing His own cross, to the place called (D)the Place of a Skull, which is called (E)in [b]Hebrew, Golgotha. 18 There they crucified Him, and with Him (F)two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between. 19 And Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It was written, “(G)JESUS THE NAZARENE, (H)THE KING OF THE JEWS.” 20 Therefore many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written (I)in [c]Hebrew, Latin, and in Greek. 21 So the chief priests of the Jews were saying to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘(J)The King of the Jews;’ but that He said, ‘I am (K)King of the Jews.’” 22 Pilate answered, “(L)What I have written I have written.”

23 Then (M)the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments and made (N)four parts, a part to each soldier and also His [d]tunic; now that tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from the top. 24 So they said to one another, “(O)Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be;” (P)this was in order that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “They (Q)divided My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast [e]lots.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 19:17 Lit bearing the cross for Himself
  2. John 19:17 Jewish Aramaic
  3. John 19:20 Jewish Aramaic
  4. John 19:23 Gr khiton, the garment worn next to the skin
  5. John 19:24 Lit a lot

16 So then Pilate handed Jesus over to them to be crucified.

“They Crucified Him”

So they took Jesus away. 17 Carrying his own cross, he went out to what is called the Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. 18 There they crucified him with two others, one on each side, and Jesus in the middle.

19 Pilate also had a notice written and fastened on the cross. It read, “Jesus the Nazarene, the King of the Jews.”

20 Many of the Jews read this notice, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek.

21 So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that ‘this man said, “I am the King of the Jews.”’”

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

23 When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier. They also took his tunic, which was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. 24 So they said to one another, “Let’s not tear it. Instead, let’s cast lots to see who gets it.” This was so that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says:

They divided my garments among them
and cast lots for my clothing.[a]

So the soldiers did these things.

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