John 1919JohnArrest, death and resurrectionCatholic Public Domain Version

Catholic Public Domain VersionBerean Standard Bible

1. The Soldiers Mock Jesus

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

2. 1CPDVTherefore, Pilate then took Jesus into custody and scourged him.BSBBSB: Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged.
3. 2CPDVAnd the soldiers, plaiting a crown of thorns, imposed it on his head. And they put a purple garment around him.BSBBSB: The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe.
4. 3CPDVAnd they were approaching him and saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they struck him repeatedly.BSBBSB: And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.
5. 4CPDVThen Pilate went outside again, and he said to them: “Behold, I am bringing him out to you, so that you may realize that I find no case against 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. 5CPDV(Then Jesus went out, bearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment.) And he said 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. 6CPDVTherefore, when the high priests and the attendants had seen him, they cried out, saying: “Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate said to them: “Take him yourselves and crucify him. For I find no case against 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. 7CPDVThe Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to the law, he ought to die, for he has 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. 8CPDVTherefore, when Pilate had heard this word, he was more fearful.BSBBSB: When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid,
10. 9CPDVAnd he entered into the praetorium again. And he said to Jesus. “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave him no response.BSBBSB: and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer.
11. 10CPDVTherefore, Pilate said to him: “Will you not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to crucify you, and I have authority 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. 11CPDVJesus responded, “You would not have any authority over me, unless it were given to you from above. For this reason, he who has handed me over 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. 12CPDVAnd from then on, Pilate was seeking to release him. But the Jews were crying out, saying: “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. For anyone who makes himself a king contradicts 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. 13CPDVNow when Pilate had heard these words, he brought Jesus outside, and he sat down in the seat of judgment, in a place which is called the Pavement, but in Hebrew, it is called the Elevation.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. 14CPDVNow it was the preparation day of the Passover, about the sixth hour. And he said 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. 15CPDVBut they were crying out: “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your king?” The high priests responded, “We have no king except 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. 16CPDVTherefore, he then handed him over 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. 17CPDVAnd carrying his own cross, he went forth to the place which is called Calvary, but in Hebrew it is called the Place of the Skull.BSBBSB: Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.
20. 18CPDVThere they crucified him, and with him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.BSBBSB: There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
21. 19CPDVThen Pilate also wrote a title, and he set it above the cross. And it was written: Jesus the Nazarene, 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. 20CPDVTherefore, many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was close to the city. And it was written in Hebrew, in Greek, and in 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. 21CPDVThen the high priests of the Jews said to Pilate: Do not write, ‘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. 22CPDVPilate responded, “What I have written, I have written.”BSBBSB: Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”
25. 23CPDVThen the soldiers, when they had crucified him, took his garments, and they made four parts, one part to each soldier, and the tunic. But the tunic was seamless, woven from above throughout the whole.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. 24CPDVThen they said to one another, “Let us not cut it, but instead let us cast lots over it, to see whose it will be.” This was so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, saying: “They have distributed my garments among themselves, and for my vesture they have cast lots.” And indeed, the soldiers did these things.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. 25CPDVAnd standing beside the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, and Mary 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. 26CPDVTherefore, when Jesus had seen his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said 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. 27CPDVNext, he said to the disciple, “Behold your mother.” And from that hour, the disciple accepted her as his own.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. 28CPDVAfter this, Jesus knew that all had been accomplished, so in order that the Scripture might be completed, he said, “I thirst.”BSBBSB: After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
32. 29CPDVAnd there was a container placed there, full of vinegar. Then, placing a sponge full of vinegar around hyssop, they brought 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. 30CPDVThen Jesus, when he had received the vinegar, said: “It is consummated.” And bowing down his head, he surrendered his spirit.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. 31CPDVThen the Jews, because it was the preparation day, so that the bodies would not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a great day), they petitioned Pilate in order that their legs might be broken, and 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. 32CPDVTherefore, the soldiers approached, and, indeed, they broke the legs of the first one, and of the other who 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. 33CPDVBut after they had approached Jesus, when they saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.BSBBSB: But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.
38. 34CPDVInstead, one of the soldiers opened his side with a lance, and immediately there went out blood and water.BSBBSB: Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.
39. 35CPDVAnd he who saw this has offered testimony, and his testimony is true. And he knows that he speaks the truth, so that you also may 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. 36CPDVFor these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “You shall not break a bone of him.”BSBBSB: Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”
41. 37CPDVAnd again, another Scripture says: “They shall look upon him, whom they have 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. 38CPDVThen, after these things, Joseph from Arimathea, (because he was a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one for fear of the Jews) petitioned Pilate so that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate gave permission. Therefore, he went and took away 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. 39CPDVNow Nicodemus also arrived, (who had gone to Jesus at first by night) bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloe, weighing about seventy pounds.BSBBSB: Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
45. 40CPDVTherefore, they took the body of Jesus, and they bound it with linen cloths and the aromatic spices, just as it is the manner of the Jews 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. 41CPDVNow in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden there was a new tomb, in which no one had yet been 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. 42CPDVTherefore, because of the preparation day of the Jews, since the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.BSBBSB: And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.

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