John 19
1 Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him.
Then Pilate took Jesus and whipped him.
2 The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on his head, and then clothed him with a purple garment.
The soldiers weaved a crown of thorns. They put it on the head of Jesus and dressed him with a purple garment.
3 They kept saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and striking him in the face.
They came to him and said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and they struck him.
4 Once again Pilate came out and said to the Jews, “Behold, I am bringing him out to you so that you may know that I find no fault in him.”
Then Pilate went outside again and said to them, “See, I am bringing him outside to you so that you will know that I find no guilt in him.”
5 Jesus then came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment, and Pilate said to them, “Behold, the man!”
So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. Pilate said to them, “Look, here is the man!”
6 When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, “Crucify, crucify him!” But Pilate said to them, “You take him and crucify him, for I find no fault in him.”
When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw Jesus, they cried out and said, “Crucify him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no guilt in him.”
7 The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to our law he must die, for he made himself out to be the Son of God.”
The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to that law he has to die because he claimed to be the Son of God.”
8 When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid.
When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid,
9 He went back into his headquarters and said to Jesus, “Where are yoʋ from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.
and he entered the government headquarters again and said to Jesus, “Where do you come from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.
10 So Pilate said to him, “Yoʋ do not speak to me? Do yoʋ not know that I have authority to crucify yoʋ, and authority to release yoʋ?”
Then Pilate said to him, “Are you not speaking to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you, and power to crucify you?”
11 Jesus answered, “Yoʋ would have no authority over me if it had not been given to yoʋ from above. Therefore he who handed me over to yoʋ has greater sin.”
Jesus answered him, “You do not have any power over me except for what has been given to you from above. Therefore, he who gave me over to you has a greater sin.”
12 From that point forward Pilate was seeking to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If yoʋ release this man, yoʋ are not a friend of Caesar; everyone who makes himself out to be a king opposes Caesar.”
At this answer, Pilate tried to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, “If you release this man, you are not a friend of Caesar. Everyone who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.”
13 When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement (or in Hebrew, Gabbatha).
When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place called “The Pavement,” but in Hebrew, “Gabbatha.”
14 It was about the sixth hour on the day of Preparation for the Passover, and he said to the Jews, “Behold, your king!”
Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, at about the sixth hour. Pilate said to the Jews, “See, here is 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, “We have no king but Caesar.”
They cried out, “Away with him, away with him; crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Should I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.”
16 Then Pilate handed Jesus over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led him away.
Then Pilate gave Jesus over to them to be crucified.
17 Carrying his own cross, he went out to a location called the Place of the Skull (which in Hebrew is called Golgotha).
Then they took Jesus, and he went out, carrying the cross for himself, to the place called “The Place of a Skull,” which in Hebrew is called “Golgotha.”
18 There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
They crucified Jesus there, and with him two other men, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
19 Pilate also wrote a notice and put it on the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.”
Pilate also wrote a sign and put it on the cross. There it was written: JESUS OF NAZARETH, 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 Hebrew, Greek, and Latin.
Many of the Jews read this sign because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city. The sign was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek.
21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but rather, ‘This man said, “I am the king of the Jews.”’”
Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but rather, 'This one said, “I am King of the Jews.”'”
22 Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”
Pilate answered, “What I have written I have written.”
23 When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, a part for each soldier. They also took his tunic, which was seamless. It was woven in one piece from top to bottom,
When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, divided them into four shares, one for each of them; and also the tunic. Now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from the top.
24 so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it apart, but cast lots for it to decide whose it will be.” This happened to fulfill the Scripture that says, “They divided my garments among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots.” This is what the soldiers did.
Then they said to each other, “Let us not tear it, but instead let us cast lots for it to decide whose it will be.” This happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled which said, “They divided my garments among themselves and cast lots for my clothing.” This is what the soldiers did.
25 Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
Now standing beside Jesus' cross were his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, yoʋr son.”
When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, see, your son!”
27 Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, yoʋr mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home.
Then he said to the disciple, “See, your mother!” From that hour the disciple took her to his own home.
28 After this, when Jesus saw that everything was now finished, in order to fulfill the Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.”
After this, knowing that everything was now completed and so that the scriptures would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
29 A jar full of sour wine was there, so they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it around a hyssop branch, and brought it up to his mouth.
A container full of sour wine was placed there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop staff and lifted it up to his mouth.
30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished.” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
When Jesus had taken the sour wine, he said, “It is finished.” He bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
31 Since it was the day of Preparation (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate to have the men's legs broken and their bodies taken away, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath.
Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, and so that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was especially important), asked Pilate to break their legs and to remove them.
32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man and of the other who had been crucified with him.
Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man and of the second man who had been crucified with Jesus.
33 But when they came to Jesus, they did not break his legs since they saw that he was already dead.
When they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead, so they did not break his legs.
34 Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.
However, one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.
35 He who saw this has testified, and his testimony is true, and he knows that he speaks what is true, so that you may believe.
The one who saw this has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that what he said is true so that you would also believe.
36 For these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “No bone of his will be broken.”
For these things happened in order to fulfill scripture, “Not one of his bones will be broken.”
37 And, as another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they have pierced.”
Again, another scripture says, “They will look at him whom they pierced.”
38 After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate if he could take away Jesus' body. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and took away the body.
After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, since he was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate if he could take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission. So Joseph came and took away his body.
39 With him came Nicodemus (who had previously come to Jesus by night). He brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes that weighed about seventy-five pounds.
Nicodemus also came, he who at first had come to Jesus by night. He brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about one hundred litras in weight.
40 So they took Jesus' body and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the custom of the Jews in preparing a body for burial.
So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, as was the custom of the Jews to bury bodies.
41 Near the place where Jesus was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden there was a new tomb in which no one had ever been laid.
Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden was a new tomb in which no person had yet been buried.
42 Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.
Because it was the day of preparation for the Jews and because the tomb was close by, they laid Jesus in it.
