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John 19 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

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The Crown of Thorns

19 So Pilate then took Jesus and [a](A)had Him flogged. 2 (B)And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and placed it on His head, and put a purple [b]cloak on Him; 3 and they repeatedly came up to Him and said, “(C)Hail, King of the Jews!” and (D)slapped Him in the face again and again. 4 And then Pilate (E)came out again and *said to them, “See, I am bringing Him out to you so that you will know that (F)I find no grounds at all for charges in [c]His case.” 5 Jesus then came out, (G)wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate *said to them, “Behold, the Man!” 6 So when the chief priests and the (H)officers saw Him, they shouted, saying, “Crucify, crucify!” Pilate *said to them, “Take Him yourselves and crucify Him; for (I)I find no grounds for charges in [d]His case!” 7 The Jews answered him, “(J)We have a law, and by that law He ought to die, because He (K)made Himself out to be the Son of God!”

8 Therefore when Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid; 9 and he (L)entered the [e]Praetorium again and *said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But (M)Jesus gave him no answer. 10 So Pilate *said to Him, “Are you not speaking to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You, and I have authority to crucify You?” 11 Jesus answered him, “(N)You would have no authority [f]over Me at all, if it had not been given to you from above; for this reason (O)the one who handed Me over to you has the greater sin.” 12 As a result of this, Pilate [g]made efforts to release Him; but the Jews shouted, saying, “(P)If you release this Man, you are not a friend of Caesar; everyone who makes himself out to be a king [h]opposes Caesar!”

13 Therefore when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and (Q)sat down on the judgment seat at a place called [i]The Pavement—but (R)in [j]Hebrew, Gabbatha. 14 Now it was (S)the day of preparation for the Passover; it was about the [k](T)sixth hour. And he *said to the Jews, “Look, (U)your King!” 15 So they shouted, “(V)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 except Caesar.”

The Crucifixion

16 So he then (W)handed Him over to them to be crucified.

17 (X)They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, [l](Y)carrying His own cross, to the place called (Z)the Place of a Skull, which (AA)in [m]Hebrew is called, Golgotha. 18 There they crucified Him, and with Him (AB)two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between. 19 Now Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It was written: “(AC)JESUS THE NAZARENE, (AD)THE KING OF THE JEWS.” 20 Therefore many of the Jews read this inscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written (AE)in [n]Hebrew, Latin, and in Greek. 21 So the chief priests of the Jews were saying to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘(AF)The King of the Jews’; rather, write that He said, ‘I am (AG)King of the Jews.’” 22 Pilate answered, “(AH)What I have written, I have written.”

23 Then (AI)the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made (AJ)four parts: a part to each soldier, and the [o]tunic also; but the tunic was seamless, woven [p]in one piece. 24 So they said to one another, “(AK)Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be.” (AL)This happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “They (AM)divided My garments among themselves, and they cast [q]lots for My clothing.” Therefore the soldiers did these things.

25 (AN)Now beside the cross of Jesus stood (AO)His mother, His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and (AP)Mary Magdalene. 26 So when Jesus saw His mother, and (AQ)the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He *said to His mother, “(AR)Woman, behold, your son!” 27 Then He *said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her into (AS)his own household.

28 After this, Jesus, (AT)knowing that all things had already been accomplished, (AU)in order that the Scripture would be fulfilled, *said, “(AV)I am thirsty.” 29 A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so (AW)they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth. 30 Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “(AX)It is finished!” And He bowed His head and (AY)gave up His spirit.

Care of the Body of Jesus

31 Now then, since it was (AZ)the day of preparation, to prevent (BA)the bodies from remaining on the cross on the Sabbath ([r]for that Sabbath was a (BB)high day), the Jews requested of Pilate that their legs be broken, and the bodies be taken away. 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man, and of the other who was (BC)crucified with Him; 33 but after they came to Jesus, when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. 34 Yet one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately (BD)blood and water came out. 35 And he who has seen has (BE)testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe. 36 For these things took place (BF)so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “(BG)Not a bone of Him shall be [s]broken.” 37 And again another Scripture says, “(BH)They will look at Him whom they pierced.”

38 Now (BI)after these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a (BJ)secret one for (BK)fear of the [t]Jews, requested of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body. 39 (BL)Nicodemus, who had first come to Him by night, also came, (BM)bringing a [u]mixture of (BN)myrrh and aloes, about a [v](BO)hundred litras weight. 40 So they took the body of Jesus and (BP)bound it in (BQ)linen wrappings with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. 41 Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden was a (BR)new tomb (BS)in which no one had yet been laid. 42 Therefore because of the Jewish day of (BT)preparation, since the tomb was (BU)nearby, they laid Jesus there.

Footnotes

  1. John 19:1 Lit flogged Him
  2. John 19:2 I.e., a Roman soldier’s cloak
  3. John 19:4 Lit Him
  4. John 19:6 Lit Him
  5. John 19:9 I.e., governor’s official residence
  6. John 19:11 Lit against
  7. John 19:12 Lit was seeking to
  8. John 19:12 Or speaks against
  9. John 19:13 Gr Lithostrotos
  10. John 19:13 I.e., Jewish Aramaic
  11. John 19:14 I.e., about noon
  12. John 19:17 Or carrying the cross by Himself
  13. John 19:17 I.e., Jewish Aramaic
  14. John 19:20 I.e., Jewish Aramaic
  15. John 19:23 A long shirt worn next to the skin
  16. John 19:23 Lit from the upper part through the whole
  17. John 19:24 Lit a lot
  18. John 19:31 Lit for the day of that Sabbath was great
  19. John 19:36 Or crushed; or shattered
  20. John 19:38 I.e., the Jewish leaders
  21. John 19:39 Two early mss package of
  22. John 19:39 I.e., Roman libras (about 75 lb. or 34 kg)

Cross references

  1. John 19:1 : Matt 27:26
  2. John 19:2 : Matt 27:27-30: Mark 15:16-19
  3. John 19:3 : Matt 27:29; Mark 15:18
  4. John 19:3 : John 18:22
  5. John 19:4 : John 18:33, 38
  6. John 19:4 : Luke 23:4; John 18:38; 19:6
  7. John 19:5 : John 19:2
  8. John 19:6 : Matt 26:58; John 18:3
  9. John 19:6 : Luke 23:4; John 18:38; 19:4
  10. John 19:7 : Lev 24:16; Matt 26:63-66
  11. John 19:7 : John 5:18; 10:33
  12. John 19:9 : John 18:33
  13. John 19:9 : Matt 26:63; 27:12, 14; John 18:34-37
  14. John 19:11 : Rom 13:1
  15. John 19:11 : John 18:13f, 28ff; Acts 3:13
  16. John 19:12 : Luke 23:2; John 18:33ff
  17. John 19:13 : Matt 27:19
  18. John 19:13 : John 5:2; 19:17, 20
  19. John 19:14 : Matt 27:62; John 19:31, 42
  20. John 19:14 : Matt 27:45; Mark 15:25
  21. John 19:14 : John 19:19, 21
  22. John 19:15 : Luke 23:18
  23. John 19:16 : Matt 27:26; Mark 15:15; Luke 23:25
  24. John 19:17 : John 19:17-24: Matt 27:33-44; Mark 15:22-32; Luke 23:33-43
  25. John 19:17 : Matt 27:32; Mark 15:21; Luke 14:27; 23:26
  26. John 19:17 : Luke 23:33
  27. John 19:17 : John 19:13
  28. John 19:18 : Luke 23:32
  29. John 19:19 : Matt 27:37; Mark 15:26; Luke 23:38
  30. John 19:19 : John 19:14, 21
  31. John 19:20 : John 19:13
  32. John 19:21 : John 19:14, 19
  33. John 19:21 : John 19:14, 19
  34. John 19:22 : Gen 43:14; Esth 4:16
  35. John 19:23 : Matt 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34
  36. John 19:23 : Acts 12:4
  37. John 19:24 : Ex 28:32; Matt 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34
  38. John 19:24 : John 19:28, 36f
  39. John 19:24 : Ps 22:18
  40. John 19:25 : Matt 27:55f; Mark 15:40f; Luke 23:49
  41. John 19:25 : Matt 12:46
  42. John 19:25 : Luke 8:2; John 20:1, 18
  43. John 19:26 : John 13:23
  44. John 19:26 : John 2:4
  45. John 19:27 : Luke 18:28; John 1:11; 16:32; Acts 21:6
  46. John 19:28 : John 13:1; 17:4
  47. John 19:28 : John 19:24, 36f
  48. John 19:28 : Ps 69:21
  49. John 19:29 : John 19:29, 30: Matt 27:48, 50; Mark 15:36f; Luke 23:36
  50. John 19:30 : John 17:4
  51. John 19:30 : Matt 27:50; Mark 15:37; Luke 23:46
  52. John 19:31 : John 19:14, 42
  53. John 19:31 : Deut 21:23; Josh 8:29; 10:26f
  54. John 19:31 : Ex 12:16
  55. John 19:32 : John 19:18
  56. John 19:34 : 1 John 5:6, 8
  57. John 19:35 : John 15:27; 21:24
  58. John 19:36 : John 19:24, 28
  59. John 19:36 : Ex 12:46; Num 9:12; Ps 34:20
  60. John 19:37 : Zech 12:10; Rev 1:7
  61. John 19:38 : John 19:38-42: Matt 27:57-61; Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56
  62. John 19:38 : Mark 15:43
  63. John 19:38 : John 7:13
  64. John 19:39 : John 3:1
  65. John 19:39 : Mark 16:1
  66. John 19:39 : Ps 45:8; Prov 7:17; Song 4:14; Matt 2:11
  67. John 19:39 : John 12:3
  68. John 19:40 : Matt 26:12; Mark 14:8; John 11:44
  69. John 19:40 : Luke 24:12; John 20:5, 7
  70. John 19:41 : Matt 27:60
  71. John 19:41 : Luke 23:53
  72. John 19:42 : John 19:14, 31
  73. John 19:42 : John 19:20, 41

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