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J O H N 19
Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate
said, “Look, here is the man!”
6 When they saw him, the leading priests and Temple guards began shout
ing, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”
“Take him yourselves and crucify him,” Pilate said. “I find him not guilty.”
7 The Jewish leaders replied, “By our law he ought to die because he called
himself the Son of God.”
8 When Pilate heard this, he was more frightened than ever. 9 He took Jesus
back into the headquarters* again and asked him, “Where are you from?” But
Jesus gave no answer. 10 “Why don’t you talk to me?” Pilate demanded. “Don’t
you realize that I have the power to release you or crucify you?”
11 Then Jesus said, “You would have no power over me at all unless it were
given to you from above. So the one who handed me over to you has the
greater sin.”
12 Then Pilate tried to release him, but the Jewish leaders shouted, “If you
release this man, you are no ‘friend of Caesar.’* Anyone who declares himself
a king is a rebel against Caesar.”
13 When they said this, Pilate brought Jesus out to them again. Then Pilate
sat down on the judgment seat on the platform that is called the Stone Pave
ment (in Hebrew, Gabbatha). 14 It was now about noon on the day of prepara
tion for the Passover. And Pilate said to the people,* “Look, here is your king!”
15 “Away with him,” they yelled. “Away with him! Crucify him!”
“What? Crucify your king?” Pilate asked.
“We have no king but Caesar,” the leading priests shouted back.
16 Then Pilate turned Jesus over to them to be crucified.
The Crucifixion
So they took Jesus away. 17 Carrying the cross by himself, he went to the place
called Place of the Skull (in Hebrew, Golgotha). 18 There they nailed him to the
cross. Two others were crucified with him, one on either side, with Jesus
between them. 19 And Pilate posted a sign on the cross that read, “Jesus of
Nazareth,* the King of the Jews.” 20 The place where Jesus was crucified was
near the city, and the sign was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek, so that
many people could read it.
21 Then the leading priests objected and said to Pilate, “Change it from
‘The King of the Jews’ to ‘He said, I am King of the Jews.’”
22 Pilate replied, “No, what I have written, I have written.”
23 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided his clothes among
the four of them. They also took his robe, but it was seamless, woven in one
piece from top to bottom. 24 So they said, “Rather than tearing it apart, let’s
throw dice* for it.” This fulfilled the Scripture that says, “They divided my
garments among themselves and threw dice for my clothing.”* So that is
what they did.
25 Standing near the cross were Jesus’ mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary
(the wife of Clopas), and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother
standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, “Dear woman,
here is your son.” 27 And he said to this disciple, “Here is your mother.” And
from then on this disciple took her into his home.
19:9 Greek the Praetorium. 19:12 “Friend of Caesar” is a technical term that refers to an
ally of the emperor. 19:14 Greek Jewish people; also in 19:20. 19:19 Or Jesus the Nazarene.
19:24a Greek cast lots. 19:24b Ps 22:18.
