New American Standard Bible 1995

John 19:17-24

17They tookG3880JesusG2424,thereforeG3767,and He wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out,bearingβαστάζωνbastazōnG941His ownἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716,to the place calledλεγόμενονlegomenonG3004the Placeτόπον,toponG5117of a SkullκρανίουkraniouG2898,whichὃhoG3739is calledλέγεταιlegetaiG3004inHebrewἙβραϊστὶHebraistiG1447,GolgothaΓολγοθα,GolgothaG1115.

18ThereὅπουhopouG3699they crucifiedἐσταύρωσανestaurōsanG4717Him, and with HimtwoδύοduoG1417otherἄλλουςallousG243menG243,one on eitherἐντεῦθενenteuthenG1782sideἐντεῦθεν,enteuthenG1782,and JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424in betweenμέσονmesonG3319.

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.’”

22PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611, “WhatὃhoG3739I have writtenγέγραφα,gegraphaG1125I have writtenγέγραφα.¶gegraphaG1125.”

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.”

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