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The Death of Jesus
28 Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he
said, “I am thirsty.”* 29 A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked
a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips. 30 When
Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and
gave up his spirit.
31 It was the day of preparation, and the Jewish leaders didn’t want the
bodies hanging there the next day, which was the Sabbath (and a very spe
cial Sabbath, because it was Passover week). So they asked Pilate to hasten
their deaths by ordering that their legs be broken. Then their bodies could
be taken down. 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two men
crucified with Jesus. 33 But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was
already dead, so they didn’t break his legs. 34 One of the soldiers, however,
pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.
35 (This report is from an eyewitness giving an accurate account. He speaks
the truth so that you also may continue to believe.*) 36 These things hap
pened in fulfillment of the Scriptures that say, “Not one of his bones will
be broken,”* 37 and “They will look on the one they pierced.”*
The Burial of Jesus
38 Afterward Jo seph of Ar i ma thea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus
(because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take
down Jesus’ body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and took
the body away. 39 With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come
to Jesus at night. He brought about seventyfive pounds* of perfumed
ointment made from myrrh and aloes. 40 Following Jewish burial cus
tom, they wrapped Jesus’ body with the spices in long sheets of linen
cloth. 41 The place of crucifixion was near a garden, where there was a new
tomb, never used before. 42 And so, because it was the day of preparation
for the Jewish Passover* and since the tomb was close at hand, they laid
Jesus there.
The Resurrection
Early on Sunday morning,* while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene
came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away
from the entrance. 2 She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple,
the one whom Jesus loved. She said, “They have taken the Lord’s body out
of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”
3 Peter and the other disciple started out for the tomb. 4 They were both
running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
5 He stooped and looked in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he
didn’t go in. 6 Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed
the linen wrappings lying there, 7 while the cloth that had covered Jesus’
head was folded up and lying apart from the other wrappings. 8 Then the
disciple who had reached the tomb first also went in, and he saw and
believed—9 for until then they still hadn’t understood the Scriptures that
said Jesus must rise from the dead. 10 Then they went home.
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19:28 See Pss 22:15; 69:21. 19:35 Some manuscripts read that you also may believe. 19:36 Exod
12:46; Num 9:12; Ps 34:20. 19:37 Zech 12:10. 19:39 Greek 100 litras [32.7 kilograms].
19:42 Greek because of the Jewish day of preparation. 20:1 Greek On the first day of the week.
