John 19

1 Then Pilate ordered that Jesus be taken away and whipped.2 The soldiers made a crown from some thorny branches and put it on Jesus’ head and put a purple robe around him.

3 Then they came to him many times and said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and hit him 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 against him.”

5 So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”

6 When the leading priests and the guards saw Jesus, they shouted, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”
But Pilate answered, “Crucify him yourselves, because I find nothing against him.”

7 The leaders 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 do you come from?” But Jesus did not answer him.

10 Pilate said, “You refuse to speak to me? Don’t you know I have power to set you free and power to have you crucified?”

11 Jesus answered, “The only power you have over me is the power given to you by God. The man who turned me in to you is guilty of a greater sin.”

12 After this, Pilate tried to let Jesus go. But some in the crowd cried out, “Anyone who makes himself king is against Caesar. If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar.”
13 When Pilate heard what they were saying, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge’s seat at the place called The Stone Pavement. (In the Hebrew language 

14 It was about noon on Preparation Day of Passover week. Pilate said to the crowd, “Here is your king!”

15 They shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!”
Pilate asked them, “Do you want me to crucify your king?”
The leading priests answered, “The only king we have is Caesar.”

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

The soldiers took charge of Jesus.

Jesus Is Crucified

17 Carrying his own cross, Jesus went out to a place called The Place of the Skull, which in the Hebrew language 18 There they crucified Jesus. They also crucified two other men, one on each side, 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 Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek. Many of the people read the sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city.

21 The leading 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 crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, with each soldier getting one part. They also took his long shirt, which 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. Let’s throw lots to see who will get it.” This happened so that this Scripture would come true:
“They divided my clothes among them, and they threw lots for my clothing.” t
So the soldiers did this.
25 Standing near his cross were Jesus’ mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.26 When Jesus saw his mother and the follower he loved standing nearby, 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, the follower took her to live in his home.

Jesus Dies

28 After this, Jesus knew that everything had been done. So that the Scripture would come true, he said, “I am thirsty.” 29 There was a jar full of vinegar there, so the soldiers soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a branch of a hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ mouth.

30 When Jesus tasted the vinegar, he said, “It is finished.” Then he bowed his head and died.
31 This day was Preparation Day, and the next day was a special Sabbath day. Since the religious leaders did not want the bodies to stay on the cross on the Sabbath day, they asked Pilate to order that the legs of the men be broken 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 and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.34 But one of the soldiers stuck his spear into Jesus’ side, and at once blood and water came out.35 (The one who saw this happen is the one who told us this, and whatever he says is true. And he knows that he tells the truth, and he tells it so that you might believe.)36 These things happened to make the Scripture come true: “Not one of his bones will be broken.” 37 And another Scripture says, “They will look at the one they stabbed.” 

Jesus Is Buried

38 Later, 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 some of the leaders.) Pilate gave his permission, so Joseph came and took Jesus’ body away.39 Nicodemus, who earlier had come to Jesus at night, went with Joseph. He brought about seventy-five pounds of myrrh and aloes.40 These two men took Jesus’ body and wrapped it with the spices in pieces of linen cloth, which is how they bury the dead.41 In the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden. In the garden was a new tomb that had never been used before.42 The men laid Jesus in that tomb because it was nearby, and they were preparing to start their Sabbath day.

John 19

Pilate Tries to Release Jesus

1 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged severely.ts2 The soldierst braidedt a crown of thornss and put it on his head, and they clothed him in a purple robe.s

3 Theyt came up to him again and againt and said, “Hail, king of the Jews!”ts And they struck him repeatedlyt in the face.
4 Again Pilate went out and said to the Jewish leaders,t “Look, I am bringing him out to you, so that you may know that I find no reason for an accusationt against him.”5 So Jesus came outside, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe.s Pilatet said to them, “Look, here is the man!”s6 When the chief priests and their officers saw him, they shouted out, “Crucifys him! Crucify him!”t Pilate said,t “You take him and crucify him!s Certainlyt I find no reason for an accusationt against him!”

7 The Jewish leaderst replied,t “We have a law,s and according to our law he ought to die, because he claimed to be the Son of God!”t
8 When Pilate heard what they said,t he was more afraid than ever,t9 and he went back into the governor’s residencet and said to Jesus, “Where do you come from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.10 So Pilate said,t “Do you refuse to speak to me? Don’t you know I have the authorityt to release you, and to crucify you?”ts

11 Jesus replied, “You would have no authorityt over me at all, unless it was given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to youts is guilty of greater sin.”ts
12 From this point on, Pilate triedt to release him. But the Jewish leaderst shouted out,t “If you release this man,t you are no friend of Caesar!s Everyone who claims to be a kingt opposes Caesar!”13 When Pilate heard these words he brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seatts in the place called “The Stone Pavement”s (Gabbatha ints Aramaic).s

14 (Now it was the day of preparations for the Passover, about noon.ts)s Pilatet said to the Jewish leaders,t “Look, here is your king!”
15 Then theyt shouted out, “Away with him! Away with him!t Crucifys him!” Pilate asked,t “Shall I crucify your king?” The high priests replied, “We have no king except Caesar!”

16 Then Pilatet handed him overt to them to be crucified.
So they took Jesus,

The Crucifixion

17 and carrying his own crossts he went out to the place called “The Place of the Skull”s (called in AramaictGolgotha).s18 There theyt crucifieds him along with two others,t one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.19 Pilate also had a noticets written and fastened to the cross,ts which read:t “Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews.”20 Thus many of the Jewish residents of Jerusalemts read this notice,t because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the notice was written in Aramaic,t Latin, and Greek.21 Then the chief priests of the Jewst said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The king of the Jews,’ but rather, ‘This man said, I am king of the Jews.’”

22 Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”
23 Now when the soldiers crucifieds Jesus, they took his clothes and made four shares, one for each soldier,s and the tunict remained. (Now the tunict was seamless, woven from top to bottom as a single piece.)s

24 So the soldiers said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but throw dicet to see who will get it.”t This took placet to fulfill the scripture that says, “They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they threw dice.”ts So the soldiers did these things.
25 Now standing beside Jesus’ cross were his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.s26 So when Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother, “Woman,s look, here is your son!”

27 He then said to his disciple, “Look, here is your mother!” From that very timet the disciple took her into his own home.

Jesus’ Death

28 After this Jesus, realizing that by this timet everything was completed,t said (in order to fulfill the scripture),s “I am thirsty!”s29 A jar full of sour wines was there, so they put a sponge soaked in sour wine on a branch of hyssops and lifted itt to his mouth.

30 Whent he had received the sour wine, Jesus said, “It is completed!”tt Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.t
31 Then, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies should not stay on the crosses on the Sabbaths (for that Sabbath was an especially important one),s the Jewish leaderst asked Pilate to have the victims’ legst brokens and the bodies taken down.t32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two men who had been crucifieds with Jesus,t first the one and then the other.t33 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 pierceds his side with a spear, and blood and waters flowed out immediately.35 And the person who saw itt has testified (and his testimony is true, and het knows that he is telling the truth),s so that you also may believe.36 For these things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled, “Not a bone of his will be broken.”s

37 And again another scripture says, “They will look on the one whom they have pierced.”s

Jesus’ Burial

38 After this, Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus (but secretly, because he feared the Jewish leaderst),s asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. Pilatet gave him permission, so he went and took the body away.t39 Nicodemus, the man who had previously come to Jesust at night,s accompanied Joseph,t carrying a mixture of myrrh and aloess weighing about seventy-five pounds.s40 Then they took Jesus’ body and wrapped it, with the aromatic spices,t in strips of linen clotht according to Jewish burial customs.t41 Now at the place where Jesust was crucifieds there was a garden,t and in the gardent was a new tomb where no one had yet been buried.t

42 And so, because it was the Jewish day of preparations and the tomb was nearby,s they placed Jesus’ body there.