John 19:1-37 ▼

1 Then Pilate (armed with a spear) took Jesus (YHWH saves) and had Him flogged.

2 The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe.

3 And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews (people of praise)! and slapping Him in the face.

4 Once again Pilate (armed with a spear) came out and said to the Jews, “Look (behold), I am bringing Him out to you⁺ to let you⁺ know that I find no basis for a charge against Him.

5 When Jesus (YHWH saves) came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!

6 As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him! “You⁺ take Him and crucify Him, Pilate (armed with a spear) replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.

7 “We have a law, answered the Jews (people of praise), “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God {Theou}.

8 When Pilate (armed with a spear) heard this statement, he was even more afraid,

9 and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from? he asked. But Jesus (YHWH saves) gave no answer.

10 So Pilate (armed with a spear) said to Him, “Do You refuse to speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You and authority to crucify You?

11 Jesus (YHWH saves) answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.

12 From then on, Pilate (armed with a spear) tried to release Him, but the Jews (people of praise) kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar (Emporer). Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.

13 When Pilate (armed with a spear) heard these words, he brought Jesus (YHWH saves) out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement, which in Hebrew (in Aramaic) is Gabbatha.

14 It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour (about noon). And Pilate said to the Jews (people of praise), “Here is (behold) your⁺ King!

15 At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him! “Shall I crucify your⁺ King? Pilate (armed with a spear) asked. “We have no king but Caesar (Emporer), replied the chief priests.

16 Then Pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified, and the soldiers took Him away.

17 Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.

18 There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus (YHWH saves) in the middle.

19 Pilate (armed with a spear) also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS (people of praise).

20 Many of the Jews (people of praise) read this sign, because the place where Jesus (YHWH saves) was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.

21 So the chief priests of the Jews (people of praise) said to Pilate (armed with a spear), “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews, but only that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’”

22 Pilate (armed with a spear) answered, “What I have written, I have written.

23 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus (YHWH saves), they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.

24 So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it. This was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing .” So that is what the soldiers did.

25 Near the cross of Jesus (YHWH saves) stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary (beloved) the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene (of Magdala).

26 When Jesus (YHWH saves) saw His mother and the disciple (pupil) whom He loved {ēgapa} standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is (behold) your son.

27 Then He said to the disciple (pupil), “Here is (behold) your mother. So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.

28 After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus (YHWH saves) said, “I am thirsty .”

29 A jar of sour wine (A jar of wine vinegar) was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth .

30 When Jesus (YHWH saves) had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished. And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit {pneuma}.

31 It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews (people of praise) asked Pilate (armed with a spear) to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.

32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and those of the other.

33 But when they came to Jesus (YHWH saves) and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.

34 Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.

35 The one who saw it has testified to this, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you⁺ also may believe.

36 Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken .”

37 And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced .”