John 19
1 Therefore Pilate then took Jesus and scourged him.
Then Pilate took Jesus and had him whipped with cords.
2 And the soldiers having woven a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and put around him a purple garment.
And the men of the army made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they put a purple robe on him.
3 And they said, Hail, king of the Jews! And they gave him slaps.
And they kept coming and saying, Long life to the King of the Jews! And they gave him blows with their hands.
4 Therefore Pilate again went forth outside, and says to them, Behold, I bring him out to you, so that ye may know that I find not one cause in him.
And Pilate went out again and said to them, See, I let him come out to you to make it clear to you that I see no wrong in him.
5 Jesus therefore came outside, wearing the thorny crown and the purple robe. And he says to them, Look at the man!
Then Jesus came out with the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, Here is the man!
6 When therefore the chief priests and the subordinates saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify, crucify him! Pilate says to them, Ye take him and crucify, for I find no cause in him.
So when the chief priests and the police saw him they gave a loud cry, To the cross! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and put him on the cross: I see no crime in him.
7 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die because he made himself the Son of God.
And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God.
8 When Pilate therefore heard this word, he was more afraid.
When this saying came to Pilate's ears his fear became greater;
9 And he went into the Praetorium again, and says to Jesus, Where are thou from? But Jesus gave him no answer.
And he went again into the Praetorium and said to Jesus, Where do you come from? But Jesus gave him no answer.
10 Pilate therefore says to him, Thou do not speak to me? Know thou not that I have authority to crucify thee, and I have authority to release thee?
Then Pilate said to him, You say nothing to me? is it not clear to you that I have power to let you go free and power to put you to death on the cross?
11 Jesus answered him, Thou would have no authority against me, unless it were given thee from above. Because of this he who delivered me to thee has greater sin.
Jesus gave this answer: You would have no power at all over me if it was not given to you by God; so that he who gave me up to you has the greater sin.
12 From this Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou release this man, thou are not Caesar's friend. Every man who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.
Hearing this, Pilate had a desire to let him go free, but the Jews said in a loud voice, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend: everyone who makes himself a king goes against Caesar.
13 When Pilate therefore heard this word, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.
So when these words came to Pilate's ear, he took Jesus out, seating himself in the judge's seat in a place named in Hebrew, Gabbatha, or the Stone Floor.
14 Now it was the Preparation of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he says to the Jews, Look at your king!
(It was the day when they made ready for the Passover; and it was about the sixth hour.) And he said to the Jews, There is your King!
15 But they cried out, Away, away, crucify him! Pilate says to them, Shall I crucify your king? The chief priests answered, We have no king except Caesar.
Then they gave a loud cry, Away with him! away with him! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Am I to put your King to death on the cross? The chief priests said in answer, We have no king but Caesar.
16 Therefore he then delivered him to them, so that he might be crucified, and they took and led Jesus away.
So then he gave him up to them to be put to death on the cross. And they took Jesus away;
17 And he went out bearing his cross to a place called, of a Skull, a place that is called in Hebrew, Golgotha,
And he went out with his cross on him to the place which is named Dead Man's Head (in Hebrew, Golgotha):
18 where they crucified him, and two others with him, on this side and that, and Jesus in the middle.
Where they put him on the cross with two others, one on this side and one on that, and Jesus in the middle.
19 And Pilate also wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And it was written, JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
And Pilate put on the cross a statement in writing. The writing was: JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
20 Therefore many of the Jews read this title, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, in Greek, in Latin.
The writing was seen by a number of the Jews, for the place where Jesus was put to death on the cross was near the town; and the writing was in Hebrew and Latin and Greek.
21 Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not write, The king of the Jews, but, That man said I am king of the Jews.
Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not put, 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.
But Pilate made answer, What I have put in writing will not be changed.
23 The soldiers therefore when they crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. But the tunic was a seamless weave, from the top throughout.
And when Jesus was nailed to the cross, the men of the army took his clothing, and made a division of it into four parts, to every man a part, and they took his coat: now the coat was without a join, made out of one bit of cloth.
24 They said therefore among themselves, Let us not divide it, but cast a lot for it, whose it will be, so that the scripture might be fulfilled, which says, They parted my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast a lot. Therefore the soldiers indeed did these things.
So they said among themselves, Let this not be cut up, but let us put it to the decision of chance and see who gets it. (They did this so that the Writings might come true, which say, They made a distribution of my clothing among them, and my coat they put to the decision of chance.) This was what the men of the army did.
25 And his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleopas, and Mary Magdalene had stood near the cross of Jesus.
Now by the side of the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother's sister Mary, the wife of Cleopas, and Mary Magdalene.
26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing by, he says to his mother, Woman, behold thy son.
So when Jesus saw his mother and the disciple who was dear to him, he said to his mother, Mother, there is your son!
27 Then he says to the disciple, Behold, thy mother. And from that hour the disciple took her to his own place.
Then he said to the disciple, There is your mother! And from that hour the disciple took her to his house.
28 After this, Jesus, having seen that all things are now completed, so that the scripture might be fully complete, says, I thirst.
After this, being conscious that all things had now been done so that the Writings might come true, Jesus said, Give me water.
29 Therefore a vessel full of vinegar was set there. And having filled a sponge with the vinegar, and having put it around a hyssop, they brought it to his mouth.
Now there was a vessel ready, full of bitter wine, and they put a sponge full of it on a stick and put it to his mouth.
30 When therefore Jesus received the vinegar, he said, It is finished, and after bowing his head, he gave up the spirit.
So when Jesus had taken the wine he said, All is done. And with his head bent he gave up his spirit.
31 The Jews therefore, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the sabbath, since it was Preparation (for it was the high day of that sabbath), they besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and they might be removed.
Now it was the day of getting ready for the Passover, and so that the bodies might not be on the cross on the Sabbath (because the day of that Sabbath was a great day), the Jews made a request to Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
32 The soldiers therefore came, and indeed broke the legs of the first, and of the other man who was crucified with him.
So the men of the army came, and the legs of the first were broken and then of the other who was put to death on the cross with Jesus:
33 But having come to Jesus, when they saw him now having died, they did not break his legs.
But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was dead by this time, and so his legs were not broken;
34 But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and straightaway blood and water came out.
But one of the men made a wound in his side with a spear, and straight away there came out blood and water.
35 And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. And that man knows that he speaks true, so that ye may believe.
And he who saw it has given witness (and his witness is true; he is certain that what he says is true) so that you may have belief.
36 For these things happened so that the scripture might be fulfilled, Not a bone of him will be broken.
These things came about so that the Writings might be true, No bone of his body will be broken.
37 And again another scripture says, They will look toward whom they pierced.
And again another verse says, They will see him who was wounded by their spears.
38 And after these things Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because of fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might remove the body of Jesus, and Pilate allowed him. Therefore he came and removed the body of Jesus.
After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, made a request to Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate said he might do so. So he went and took away his body.
39 And Nicodemus also came (he who at the first came to Jesus by night) bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.
And Nicodemus came (he who had first come to Jesus by night) with a roll of myrrh and aloes mixed, about a hundred pounds.
40 So they took the body of Jesus, and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, just as is the custom of the Jews to bury.
Then they took the body of Jesus, folding linen about it with the spices, as is the way of the Jews when they put the dead to rest.
41 Now a garden was in the place where he was crucified, and in the garden a new sepulcher in which no man was yet laid.
Now there was a garden near the cross, and in the garden a new place for the dead in which no man had ever been put.
42 Therefore because of the Jews' Preparation (because the sepulcher was near) they laid Jesus there.
So they put Jesus there, because it was the Jews' day of getting ready for the Passover, and the place was near.
