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John 19:23-42
New American Standard Bible
John 19:23-42
New American Standard Bible
23 Then (A)the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made (B)four parts: a part to each soldier, and the [a]tunic also; but the tunic was seamless, woven [b]in one piece. 24 So they said to one another, “(C)Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be.” (D)This happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “They (E)divided My garments among themselves, and they cast [c]lots for My clothing.” Therefore the soldiers did these things.
25 (F)Now beside the cross of Jesus stood (G)His mother, His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and (H)Mary Magdalene. 26 So when Jesus saw His mother, and (I)the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He *said to His mother, “(J)Woman, behold, your son!” 27 Then He *said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her into (K)his own household.
28 After this, Jesus, (L)knowing that all things had already been accomplished, (M)in order that the Scripture would be fulfilled, *said, “(N)I am thirsty.” 29 A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so (O)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, “(P)It is finished!” And He bowed His head and (Q)gave up His spirit.
Care of the Body of Jesus
31 Now then, since it was (R)the day of preparation, to prevent (S)the bodies from remaining on the cross on the Sabbath ([d]for that Sabbath was a (T)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 (U)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 (V)blood and water came out. 35 And he who has seen has (W)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 (X)so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “(Y)Not a bone of Him shall be [e]broken.” 37 And again another Scripture says, “(Z)They will look at Him whom they pierced.”
38 Now (AA)after these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a (AB)secret one for (AC)fear of the [f]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 (AD)Nicodemus, who had first come to Him by night, also came, (AE)bringing a [g]mixture of (AF)myrrh and aloes, about a [h](AG)hundred litras weight. 40 So they took the body of Jesus and (AH)bound it in (AI)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 (AJ)new tomb (AK)in which no one had yet been laid. 42 Therefore because of the Jewish day of (AL)preparation, since the tomb was (AM)nearby, they laid Jesus there.
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- John 19:23 A long shirt worn next to the skin
- John 19:23 Lit from the upper part through the whole
- John 19:24 Lit a lot
- John 19:31 Lit for the day of that Sabbath was great
- John 19:36 Or crushed; or shattered
- John 19:38 I.e., the Jewish leaders
- John 19:39 Two early mss package of
- John 19:39 I.e., Roman libras (about 75 lb. or 34 kg)
John 19:23-42
New International Version
John 19:23-42
New International Version
23 When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
24 “Let’s not tear it,” they said to one another. “Let’s decide by lot who will get it.”
This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled(A) that said,
So this is what the soldiers did.
25 Near the cross(C) of Jesus stood his mother,(D) his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.(E) 26 When Jesus saw his mother(F) there, and the disciple whom he loved(G) standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman,[b] here is your son,” 27 and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.
The Death of Jesus(H)
28 Later, knowing that everything had now been finished,(I) and so that Scripture would be fulfilled,(J) Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar of wine vinegar(K) was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. 30 When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.”(L) With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
31 Now it was the day of Preparation,(M) and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses(N) during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. 32 The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other.(O) 33 But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34 Instead, one of the soldiers pierced(P) Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.(Q) 35 The man who saw it(R) has given testimony, and his testimony is true.(S) He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. 36 These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled:(T) “Not one of his bones will be broken,”[c](U) 37 and, as another scripture says, “They will look on the one they have pierced.”[d](V)
The Burial of Jesus(W)
38 Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders.(X) With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. 39 He was accompanied by Nicodemus,(Y) the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.[e] 40 Taking Jesus’ body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen.(Z) This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs.(AA) 41 At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid. 42 Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation(AB) and since the tomb was nearby,(AC) they laid Jesus there.
Footnotes
- John 19:24 Psalm 22:18
- John 19:26 The Greek for Woman does not denote any disrespect.
- John 19:36 Exodus 12:46; Num. 9:12; Psalm 34:20
- John 19:37 Zech. 12:10
- John 19:39 Or about 34 kilograms
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