John 1919JohnArrest, death and resurrectionAmerican King James Version

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1. The Soldiers Mock Jesus

   (Isaiah 50:4–11; Matthew 27:27–31; Mark 15:16–20; Luke 22:63–65)

2. 1AKJVThen Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.BSBBSB: Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged.
3. 2AKJVAnd the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,BSBBSB: The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe.
4. 3AKJVAnd said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.BSBBSB: And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.
5. 4AKJVPilate therefore went forth again, and says to them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that you may know that I find no fault in him.BSBBSB: Once again Pilate came out and said to the Jews, “Look, I am bringing Him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against Him.”
6. 5AKJVThen came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate says to them, Behold the man!BSBBSB: When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”
7. 6AKJVWhen the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate says to them, Take you him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.BSBBSB: As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.”
8. 7AKJVThe Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.BSBBSB: “We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”
9. 8AKJVWhen Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;BSBBSB: When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid,
10. 9AKJVAnd went again into the judgment hall, and says to Jesus, From where are you? But Jesus gave him no answer.BSBBSB: and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer.
11. 10AKJVThen says Pilate to him, Speak you not to me? know you not that I have power to crucify you, and have power to release you?BSBBSB: So Pilate 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?”
12. 11AKJVJesus answered, You could have no power at all against me, except it were given you from above: therefore he that delivered me to you has the greater sin.BSBBSB: Jesus 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.”
13. 12AKJVAnd from thereafter Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar’s friend: whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.BSBBSB: From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”
14. 13AKJVWhen Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.BSBBSB: When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement, which in Hebrew is Gabbatha.
15. 14AKJVAnd it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he says to the Jews, Behold your King!BSBBSB: It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”
16. 15AKJVBut they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate says to them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.BSBBSB: At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.

17. The Crucifixion

    (Psalm 22:1–31; Matthew 27:32–44; Mark 15:21–32; Luke 23:26–43)

18. 16AKJVThen delivered he him therefore to them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.BSBBSB: Then Pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified, and the soldiers took Him away.
19. 17AKJVAnd he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:BSBBSB: Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.
20. 18AKJVWhere they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the middle.BSBBSB: There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
21. 19AKJVAnd Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.BSBBSB: Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
22. 20AKJVThis title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was near to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.BSBBSB: Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.
23. 21AKJVThen said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.BSBBSB: So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but only that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’”
24. 22AKJVPilate answered, What I have written I have written.BSBBSB: Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”
25. 23AKJVThen the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.BSBBSB: When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, 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.
26. 24AKJVThey said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which says, They parted my raiment among them, and for my clothing they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.BSBBSB: 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.
27. 25AKJVNow there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.BSBBSB: Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene.
28. 26AKJVWhen Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he says to his mother, Woman, behold your son!BSBBSB: When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.”
29. 27AKJVThen says he to the disciple, Behold your mother! And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home.BSBBSB: Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.

30. The Death of Jesus

    (Psalm 22:1–31; Matthew 27:45–56; Mark 15:33–41; Luke 23:44–49)

31. 28AKJVAfter this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, says, I thirst.BSBBSB: After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
32. 29AKJVNow there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it on hyssop, and put it to his mouth.BSBBSB: A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth.
33. 30AKJVWhen Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.BSBBSB: When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.

34. Jesus’ Side Is Pierced

    (Zechariah 12:10–14)

35. 31AKJVThe Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) sought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.BSBBSB: 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 asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
36. 32AKJVThen came the soldiers, and broke the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.BSBBSB: So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and those of the other.
37. 33AKJVBut when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they broke not his legs:BSBBSB: But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.
38. 34AKJVBut one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and immediately came there out blood and water.BSBBSB: Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.
39. 35AKJVAnd he that saw it bore record, and his record is true: and he knows that he says true, that you might believe.BSBBSB: 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.
40. 36AKJVFor these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.BSBBSB: Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”
41. 37AKJVAnd again another scripture says, They shall look on him whom they pierced.BSBBSB: And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”

42. The Burial of Jesus

    (Isaiah 53:9–12; Matthew 27:57–61; Mark 15:42–47; Luke 23:50–56)

43. 38AKJVAnd after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, sought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.BSBBSB: Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.
44. 39AKJVAnd there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.BSBBSB: Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
45. 40AKJVThen took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.BSBBSB: So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.
46. 41AKJVNow in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulcher, wherein was never man yet laid.BSBBSB: Now there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.
47. 42AKJVThere laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulcher was near at hand.BSBBSB: And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.

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