John 19

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1 Ref Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.

2 Ref And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and arrayed him in a purple garment;

3 Ref and they came unto him, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they struck him with their hands.

4 Ref And Pilate went out again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him out to you, that ye may know that I find no crime in him.

5 Ref Jesus therefore came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. And `Pilate' saith unto them, Behold, the man!

6 Ref When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify `him', crucify `him'! Pilate saith unto them, Take him yourselves, and crucify him: for I find no crime in him.

7 Ref The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

8 Ref When Pilate therefore heard this saying, he was the more afraid;

9 Ref and he entered into the Praetorium again, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

10 Ref Pilate therefore saith unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? Knowest thou not that I have power to release thee, and have power to crucify thee?

11 Ref Jesus answered him, Thou wouldest have no power against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath greater sin.

12 Ref Upon this Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou release this man, thou art not Caesar's friend: every one that maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

13 Ref When Pilate therefore heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment-seat at a place called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.

14 Ref Now it was the Preparation of the passover: it was about the sixth hour. And he saith unto the Jews, Behold, your King!

15 Ref They therefore cried out, Away with `him', away with `him', crucify him! Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.

16 Ref Then therefore he delivered him unto them to be crucified.

17 Ref They took Jesus therefore: and he went out, bearing the cross for himself, unto the place called The place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha:

18 Ref where they crucified him, and with him two others, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

19 Ref And Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. And there was written, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

20 Ref This title therefore read many of the Jews, for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city; and it was written in Hebrew, `and' in Latin, `and' in Greek.

21 Ref The chief priests of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

22 Ref Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.

23 Ref The soldiers therefore, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also the coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

24 Ref They said therefore one to another, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my garments among them, And upon my vesture did they cast lots.

25 Ref These things therefore the soldiers did. But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the `wife' of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

26 Ref When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!

27 Ref Then saith he to the disciple, Behold, thy mother! And from that hour the disciple took her unto his own `home'.

28 Ref After this Jesus, knowing that all things are now finished, that the scripture might be accomplished, saith, I thirst.

29 Ref There was set there a vessel full of vinegar: so they put a sponge full of the vinegar upon hyssop, and brought it to his mouth.

30 Ref When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.

31 Ref The Jews therefore, because it was the Preparation, that the bodies should not remain on the cross upon the sabbath (for the day of that sabbath was a high `day'), asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken, and `that' they might be taken away.

32 Ref The soldiers therefore came, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other that was crucified with him:

33 but when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:

34 Ref howbeit one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and straightway there came out blood and water.

35 Ref And he that hath seen hath borne witness, and his witness is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye also may believe.

36 Ref For these things came to pass, that the scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

37 Ref And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

38 Ref And after these things Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave `him' leave. He came therefore, and took away his body.

39 Ref And there came also Nicodemus, he who at the first came to him by night, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.

40 Ref So they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.

41 Ref Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new tomb wherein was never man yet laid.

42 Ref There then because of the Jews' Preparation (for the tomb was nigh at hand) they laid Jesus.

World English Bible (WEB)

1 Ref So Pilate then took Jesus, and flogged him.

2 Ref The soldiers twisted thorns into a crown, and put it on his head, and dressed him in a purple garment.

3 Ref They kept saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and they kept slapping him.

4 Ref Then Pilate went out again, and said to them, "Behold, I bring him out to you, that you may know that I find no basis for a charge against him."

5 Ref Jesus therefore came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. Pilate said to them, "Behold, the man!"

6 Ref When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they shouted, saying, "Crucify! Crucify!" Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves, and crucify him, for I find no basis for a charge against him."

7 Ref The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God."

8 Ref When therefore Pilate heard this saying, he was more afraid.

9 Ref He entered into the Praetorium again, and said to Jesus, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.

10 Ref Pilate therefore said to him, "Aren't you speaking to me? Don't you know that I have power to release you, and have power to crucify you?"

11 Ref Jesus answered, "You would have no power at all against me, unless it were given to you from above. Therefore he who delivered me to you has greater sin."

12 Ref At this, Pilate was seeking to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, "If you release this man, you aren't Caesar's friend! Everyone who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar!"

13 Ref When Pilate therefore heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called "The Pavement," but in Hebrew, "Gabbatha."

14 Ref Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, at about the sixth hour.{noon} He said to the Jews, "Behold, your King!"

15 Ref 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!"

16 Ref So then he delivered him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led him away.

17 Ref He went out, bearing his cross, to the place called "The Place of a Skull," which is called in Hebrew, "Golgotha,"

18 Ref where they crucified him, and with him two others, on either side one, and Jesus in the middle.

19 Ref Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. There was written, "JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS."

20 Ref Therefore many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek.

21 Ref The chief priests of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, "Don't write, 'The King of the Jews,' but, 'he said, I am King of the Jews.'"

22 Ref Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written."

23 Ref Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also the coat. Now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

24 Ref Then they said to one another, "Let's not tear it, but cast lots for it to decide whose it will be," that the Scripture might be fulfilled, which says, "They parted my garments among them. For my cloak they cast lots." Therefore the soldiers did these things.

25 Ref But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

26 Ref Therefore when Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother, "Woman, behold your son!"

27 Ref Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" From that hour, the disciple took her to his own home.

28 Ref After this, Jesus, seeing{NU, TR read "knowing" instead of "seeing"} that all things were now finished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, "I am thirsty."

29 Ref Now a vessel full of vinegar was set there; so they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop, and held it at his mouth.

30 Ref When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished." He bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.

31 Ref Therefore the Jews, because it was the Preparation Day, so that the bodies wouldn't remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a special one), asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

32 Ref Therefore the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified with him;

33 but when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was already dead, they didn't break his legs.

34 Ref However one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.

35 Ref He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe.

36 Ref For these things happened, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, "A bone of him will not be broken."

37 Ref Again another Scripture says, "They will look on him whom they pierced."

38 Ref After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus' body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.

39 Ref Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.{100 Roman pounds of 12 ounces each, or about 72 pounds, or 33 Kilograms.}

40 Ref So they took Jesus' body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.

41 Ref Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden. In the garden a new tomb in which no man had ever yet been laid.

42 Ref Then because of the Jews' Preparation Day (for the tomb was near at hand) they laid Jesus there.

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