John 19:23-42

23 Then ¹the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made ²four parts, a part to every soldier and also the tunic; now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece.

24 So they said to one another, "³Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be"; ⁴this was to fulfill the Scripture: "THEY ⁵DIVIDED MY OUTER GARMENTS AMONG THEM, AND FOR MY CLOTHING THEY CAST LOTS."

25 Therefore the soldiers did these things. ⁶But standing by the cross of Jesus were ⁷His mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and ⁸Mary Magdalene.

26 When Jesus then saw His mother, and ⁹the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, "¹⁰Woman, behold, your son!"

27 Then He said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" From that hour the disciple took her into ¹¹his own household.

28 After this, Jesus, ¹²knowing that all things had already been accomplished, ¹³to fulfill the Scripture, said, "¹⁴I am thirsty."

29 A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so ¹⁵they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth.

30 Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "¹⁶It is finished!" And He bowed His head and ¹⁷gave up His spirit.

Care of the Body of Jesus

31 Then the Jews, because it was ¹⁸the day of preparation, so that ¹⁹the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a ²⁰high day ), asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

32 So the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first man and of the other who was ²¹crucified with Him;

33 but coming to Jesus, when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.

34 But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately ²²blood and water came out.

35 And he who has seen has ²³testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.

36 For these things came to pass ²⁴to fulfill the Scripture, "²⁵NOT A BONE OF HIM SHALL BE BROKEN."

37 And again another Scripture says, "²⁶THEY SHALL LOOK ON HIM WHOM THEY PIERCED."

38 ²⁷After these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a ²⁸secret one for ²⁹fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body.

39 ³⁰Nicodemus, who had first come to Him by night, also came, ³¹bringing a mixture of ³²myrrh and aloes, about a ³³hundred pounds weight.

40 So they took the body of Jesus and ³⁴bound it in ³⁵linen 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 a ³⁶new tomb ³⁷in which no one had yet been laid.

42 Therefore because of the Jewish day of ³⁸preparation, since the tomb was ³⁹nearby, they laid Jesus there.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34
• 2. Acts 12:4
• 3. Exodus 28:32; Matthew 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34
• 4. John 19:28, 36
• 5. Psalms 22:18
• 6. Matthew 27:55; Mark 15:40; Luke 23:49
• 7. Matthew 12:46
• 8. Luke 8:2; John 20:1, 18
• 9. John 13:23
• 10. John 2:4
• 11. Luke 18:28; John 1:11; John 16:32; Acts 21:6
• 12. John 13:1; John 17:4
• 13. John 19:24, 36
• 14. Psalms 69:21
• 15. John 19:29, 30: {Matthew 27:48, 50; Mark 15:36; Luke 23:36}
• 16. John 17:4
• 17. Matthew 27:50; Mark 15:37; Luke 23:46
• 18. John 19:14, 42
• 19. Deuteronomy 21:23; Joshua 8:29; Joshua 10:26
• 20. Exodus 12:16
• 21. John 19:18
• 22. 1 John 5:6, 8
• 23. John 15:27; John 21:24
• 24. John 19:24, 28
• 25. Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12; Psalms 34:20
• 26. Zechariah 12:10; Revelation 1:7
• 27. John 19:38-42: {Matthew 27:57-61; Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56}
• 28. Mark 15:43
• 29. John 7:13
• 30. John 3:1
• 31. Mark 16:1
• 32. Psalms 45:8; Proverbs 7:17; Song of Songs 4:14; Matthew 2:11
• 33. John 12:3
• 34. Matthew 26:12; Mark 14:8; John 11:44
• 35. Luke 24:12; John 20:5, 7
• 36. Matthew 27:60
• 37. Luke 23:53
• 38. John 19:14, 31
• 39. John 19:20, 41

Footnotes

• [a]. Gr "khiton," the garment worn next to the skin
• [b]. Lit "from the upper part through the whole"
• [c]. Lit "a lot"
• [d]. Lit "for the day of that Sabbath was great"
• [e]. Or "crushed" or "shattered"
• [f]. Two early mss read "package of"
• [g]. Lit "100 litras" (12 oz each)