New American Standard Bible 1995
John 19
The Crown of Thorns
5JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424thenοὖνounG3767cameἘξῆλθενExēlthenG1831out,wearingφορῶνphorōnG5409the crownστέφανονstephanonG4735of thornsἀκάνθινονakanthinonG174and the purpleπορφυροῦνporphurounG4210robeἱμάτιον.himationG2440. PilatesaidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the Manἄνθρωπος.anthrōposG444!”
6SoοὖνounG3767whenὅτεhoteG3753the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and theofficersὑπηρέται,hupēretaiG5257sawG3708Him, they criedἐκραύγασανekraugasanG2905out sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “CrucifyσταύρωσονstaurōsonG4717,crucifyσταύρωσονstaurōsonG4717!”PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to them, “TakeλάβετεlabeteG2983Him yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771and crucifyσταυρώσατε·staurōsateG4717Him, forI findεὑρίσκωheuriskōG2147noοὐχouchG3756guiltαἰτίαν.aitianG156in Him.”
7The JewsἸουδαῖοι·IoudaioiG2453answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611him, “We haveἔχομεν,echomenG2192a lawνόμονnomonG3551,and by that lawνόμονnomonG3551He oughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784to dieἀποθανεῖν,apothaneinG599becauseὅτιhotiG3754Hemadeἐποίησεν.¶epoiēsenG4160Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438out to bethe SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.”
10SoοὖνounG3767PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “You do not speakλαλεῖς;laleisG2980to me? Do You not knowG3609that I haveἔχωechōG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849to releaseἀπολῦσαίapolusaiG630You, and I haveἔχωechōG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849to crucifyσταυρῶσαίstaurōsaiG4717You?”
11JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611, “You would haveεἶχεςeichesG2192noοὐκ οὐδεμίαν,ouk oudemianG3756G3762authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849overκατ᾽kat᾽G2596Me, unlessεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361it had beenἦνēnG1510givenδεδομένονdedomenonG1325you from aboveἄνωθεν·anōthenG509;for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223he who deliveredπαραδούςparadousG3860Me to you hasἔχει.echeiG2192thegreaterμείζοναmeizonaG3173sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266.”
12As a resultἐκekG1537of thisG3778PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091madeG2212effortsG2212to releaseἀπολῦσαιapolusaiG630Him, but the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453criedἐκραύγασανekraugasanG2905out sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “IfἐὰνeanG1437you releaseἀπολύσῃς,apolusēsG630thisG3778ManG3778,you are noοὐκoukG3756friendφίλοςphilosG5384of CaesarΚαίσαρος.KaisarosG2541;everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who makesποιῶνpoiōnG4160himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438out to bea kingβασιλέαbasileaG935opposesἀντιλέγειantilegeiG483CaesarΚαίσαρι.¶KaisariG2541.”
13ThereforeοὖνounG3767when PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091heardἀκούσαςakousasG191theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778wordsλόγωνlogōnG3056,he broughtἤγαγενēgagenG71JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424out, andsatG2523downἐκάθισενekathisenG2523on the judgmentβήματοςbēmatosG968seatG968at a placeτόπονtoponG5117calledλεγόμενονlegomenonG3004The PavementΛιθόστρωτον,LithostrōtonG3038, but inHebrewἙβραϊστὶHebraistiG1447,GabbathaΓαββαθα.GabbathaG1042.
15SoοὖνounG3767they criedἐκραύγασανekraugasanG2905out, “AwayἆρονaronG142with Him,awayἆρον,aronG142with Him,crucifyσταύρωσονstaurōsonG4717Him!” PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “Shall I crucifyσταυρώσω;¶staurōsōG4717your KingβασιλέαbasileaG935?”The chiefἀρχιερεῖς·archiereisG749priestsG749answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611, “We haveἔχομενechomenG2192noοὐκoukG3756kingβασιλέαbasileaG935but CaesarΚαίσαρα.¶KaisaraG2541.”
The Crucifixion
17They tookG3880JesusG2424,thereforeG3767,and He wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out,bearingβαστάζωνbastazōnG941His ownἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716,to the place calledλεγόμενονlegomenonG3004the Placeτόπον,toponG5117of a SkullκρανίουkraniouG2898,whichὃhoG3739is calledλέγεταιlegetaiG3004inHebrewἙβραϊστὶHebraistiG1447,GolgothaΓολγοθα,GolgothaG1115.
19PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091alsoG2532wroteἜγραψενEgrapsenG1125an inscriptionτίτλονtitlonG5102and putἔθηκενethēkenG5087it on the crossσταυροῦ.staurouG4716.It was writtenγεγραμμένον·gegrammenonG1125, “JESUSἸησοῦςIēsousG2424THE NAZARENEΝαζωραῖοςNazōraiosG3480,THE KINGβασιλεὺςbasileusG935OF THE JEWSἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453.”
20ThereforeοὖνounG3767manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453readἀνέγνωσανanegnōsanG314thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778inscriptionτίτλονtitlonG5102,for the placeτόποςtoposG5117whereὅπουhopouG3699JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424was crucifiedἐσταυρώθηestaurōthēG4717was nearἐγγὺςengusG1451the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172;and it was writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenonG1125inHebrewἙβραϊστί,HebraistiG1447,LatinῬωμαϊστί,RhōmaistiG4515andin GreekἙλληνιστί.¶HellēnistiG1676.
21SoοὖνounG3767the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749of the JewsἸουδαίων·IoudaiōnG2453were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004to PilateΠιλάτῳPilatōG4091, “Do not writeγράφε·grapheG1125, ‘The KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453’;but that He saidG3004, ‘I amεἰμιeimiG1510KingβασιλεύςbasileusG935of the JewsἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453.’”
23ThenοὖνounG3767the soldiersστρατιῶται,stratiōtaiG4757,whenὅτεhoteG3753they had crucifiedἐσταύρωσανestaurōsanG4717JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424,tookἔλαβονelabonG2983His outerG2440garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440and madeἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160fourτέσσαραtessaraG5064partsμέρη,merēG3313,a partμέρος,merosG3313to everyἑκάστῳhekastōG1538soldierστρατιώτῃstratiōtēG4757and also thetunicχιτῶνα.chitōnaG5509;nowδὲdeG1161the tunicχιτὼνchitōnG5509was seamlessG690,wovenὑφαντὸςhuphantosG5307in oneG3650pieceG3650.
24SoG3767they saidλέγουσα·legousaG3004to oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240anotherG240, “Let us not tearσχίσωμενschisōmenG4977it, but castG2975lotsG2975for it, to decidewhoseτίνοςtinosG5101it shall be”; this wasto fulfillπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137the ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124: “TheydividedG1266My outerG2440garmentsἱμάτιάhimatiaG2440amongG1266them, and for My clothingἱματισμόνhimatismonG2441they castἔβαλονebalonG906lotsκλῆρον.¶klēronG2819.”
25ThereforeG3767the soldiersG4757didG4160theseG3778thingsG3778.But standingΕἱστήκεισανHeistēkeisanG2476by the crossσταυρῷstaurōG4716of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424wereHis motherμήτηρmētērG3384,and His mother’sμητρὸςmētrosG3384sisterἀδελφὴadelphēG79,MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137the wifeof ClopasΚλωπᾶKlōpaG2832, andMaryΜαρίαMariaG3137MagdaleneΜαγδαληνή.¶MagdalēnēG3094.
26When JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424thenοὖνounG3767sawG3708His motherμητέραmēteraG3384, andthe discipleμαθητὴνmathētēnG3101whomὃνhonG3739He lovedἠγάπα,ēgapaG25standingπαρεστῶταparestōtaG3936nearbyG3936,He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to His motherμητρίmētriG3384, “Womanγύναι,gunaiG1135,beholdἴδεideG2396,your sonυἱόςhuiosG5207!”
29A jarσκεῦοςskeuosG4632fullμεστόν.mestonG3324of sourὄξουςoxousG3690wineὄξουςoxousG3690was standingἔκειτοekeitoG2749there; soοὖνounG3767they putπεριθέντεςperithentesG4060a spongeσπόγγονspongonG4699fullμεστὸνmestonG3324of the sourG3690wineG3690upon a branch ofhyssopὑσσώπῳhussōpōG5301and broughtπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374it up to His mouthστόματι.stomatiG4750.
Care of the Body of Jesus
31ThenοὖνounG3767the JewsἸουδαῖοι,IoudaioiG2453,becauseἐπεὶepeiG1893it wasthe dayG3904of preparationπαρασκευὴparaskeuēG3904,soG2443thatthe bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983would not remainμείνῃmeinēG3306on the crossσταυροῦstaurouG4716on the Sabbathσαββάτῳ,sabbatōG4521(for that Sabbathσαββάτου,sabbatouG4521was ahighμεγάληmegalēG3173dayG3904),askedἠρώτησανērōtēsanG2065PilateΠιλᾶτονPilatonG4091that their legsσκέληskelēG4628might be brokenκατεαγῶσινkateagōsinG2608, and thatthey might be takenG142awayἀρθῶσιν.arthōsinG142.
38AfterΜετὰMetaG3326theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501of ArimatheaἉριμαθαίαςHarimathaiasG707,beingὢνōnG1510a discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101of JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424, but asecretκεκρυμμένοςkekrummenosG2928one forfearφόβονphobonG5401of the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453,askedἠρώτησενērōtēsenG2065PilateΠιλᾶτονPilatonG4091that he might takeἄρῃarēG142awayἦρενērenG142the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424;and PilateΠιλᾶτος.PilatosG4091grantedG2010permissionG2010.SoοὖνounG3767he cameἦλθενēlthenG2064and tookG142awayG142His bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983.
39NicodemusΝικόδημοςNikodēmosG3530,who had firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413comeἦλθενēlthenG2064to Him by nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,alsoG2532cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064,bringingφέρωνpherōnG5342amixtureμίγμαmigmaG3395ofmyrrhσμύρνηςsmurnēsG4666and aloesἀλόηςaloēsG250,aboutὡςhōsG5613ahundredἑκατόν.¶hekatonG1540poundsλίτραςlitrasG3046weight.
41NowδὲdeG1161in the placeτόπῳtopōG5117whereὅπουhopouG3699He was crucifiedἐσταυρώθηestaurōthēG4717there was a gardenκῆποςkēposG2779,and in the gardenκήπῳkēpōG2779anewκαινὸνkainonG2537tombμνημεῖονmnēmeionG3419in whichᾧhōG3739noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762had yetοὐδέπωoudepōG3764beenG1510laidτεθειμένος.tetheimenosG5087.
Commentaries on John 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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