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The Soldiers Mock Jesus

So then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him.

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The Crown of Thorns

Pilate then took Jesus and scourged Him.

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And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe.

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And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and put a purple robe on Him;

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[a]Then they said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they struck Him with their hands.

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and they began to come up to Him and say, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and to give Him slaps in the face.

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Pilate then went out again, and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you, that you may know that I find no fault in Him.”

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Pilate came out again and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know that I find no guilt in Him.”

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Pilate’s Decision

Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, “Behold the Man!”

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Jesus then came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold, the Man!”

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Therefore, when the chief priests and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!”
Pilate said to them, “You take Him and crucify Him, for I find no fault in Him.”

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So when the chief priests and the officers saw Him, they cried out saying, “Crucify, crucify!” Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for I find no guilt in Him.”

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The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to [b]our law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God.”

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The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and by that law He ought to die because He made Himself out to be the Son of God.”

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Therefore, when Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid,

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Therefore when Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid;

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and went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.

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and he entered into the Praetorium again and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.

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Then Pilate said to Him, “Are You not speaking to me? Do You not know that I have [c]power to crucify You, and power to release You?”

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So Pilate said to Him, “You do not speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You, and I have authority to crucify You?”

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Jesus answered, “You could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above. Therefore the one who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.”

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Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me, unless it had been given you from above; for this reason he who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.”

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From then on 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.”

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As a result of this Pilate made efforts to release Him, but the Jews cried out saying, “If you release this Man, you are no friend of Caesar; everyone who makes himself out to be a king opposes Caesar.”

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When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.

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Therefore when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.

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Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, “Behold your King!”

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Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover; it was about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, “Behold, your King!”

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But they cried out, “Away with Him, away with Him! Crucify Him!”
Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?”
The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar!”

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So they cried out, “Away with Him, away with Him, crucify Him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.”

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Then he delivered Him to them to be crucified. Then they took Jesus [d]and led Him away.

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The Crucifixion

So he then handed Him over to them to be crucified.

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The King on a Cross

And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha,

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They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, bearing His own cross, to the place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha.

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where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center.

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There they crucified Him, and with Him two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between.

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Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was:
JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It was written, “JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

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Then many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin.

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Therefore many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Latin and in Greek.

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Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but, ‘He said, “I am the King of the Jews.” ’ ”

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So the chief priests of the Jews were saying to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews’; but that He said, ‘I am King of the Jews.’”

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Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”

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Pilate answered, “What I have written I have written.”

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Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. Now the tunic was without seam, woven from the top in one piece.

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

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They said therefore among themselves, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be,” that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says:
“They divided My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.”
Therefore the soldiers did these things.

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

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Behold Your Mother

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

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

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When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!”

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When Jesus then saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold, your son!”

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Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home.

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

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It Is Finished

After this, Jesus, [e]knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!”

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After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished, to fulfill the Scripture, said, “I am thirsty.”

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Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth.

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

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So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

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

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Jesus’ Side Is Pierced

Therefore, because it was the Preparation Day, that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

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Care of the Body of Jesus

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

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Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who was crucified with Him.

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

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But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.

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

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

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

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

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

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For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, “Not one of His bones shall be broken.”

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For these things came to pass to fulfill the Scripture, “NOT A BONE OF HIM SHALL BE BROKEN.”

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And again another Scripture says, “They shall look on Him whom they pierced.”

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And again another Scripture says, “THEY SHALL LOOK ON HIM WHOM THEY PIERCED.”

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Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb

After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus.

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After these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one for fear 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.

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And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.

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

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Then they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.

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So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen wrappings with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.

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Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.

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Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.

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So there they laid Jesus, because of the Jews’ Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby.

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

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John 19

John 19