New American Standard Bible 1995

John 19:17-37

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.”

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!”

27ThenεἶταeitaG1534He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to the discipleμαθητῇ·mathētēaG3101,“BeholdἴδεideG2396,your motherμήτηρmētērG3384!”From that hourὥραςhōrasG5610the discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101tookἔλαβενelabenG2983her intohis ownἴδια.¶idiaG2398household.

28AfterΜετὰMetaG3326thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,knowingG3609that allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956had alreadyἤδηēdēG2235been accomplishedτετέλεσται,tetelestaiG5055,to fulfillτελειωθῇteleiōthēaG5048the Scriptureγραφή,graphēG1124,saidλέγει·legeiG3004, “I amG1372thirstyG1372.”

29A jarσκεῦοςskeuosG4632fullμεστόν.mestonG3324of sourὄξουςoxousG3690wineὄξουςoxousG3690was standingἔκειτοekeitoG2749there; soοὖνounG3767they putπεριθέντεςperithentesG4060a spongeσπόγγονspongonG4699fullμεστὸνmestonG3324of the sourG3690wineG3690upon a branch ofhyssopὑσσώπῳhussōpōG5301and broughtπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374it up to His mouthστόματι.stomatiG4750.

30ThereforeοὖνounG3767whenὅτεhoteG3753JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had receivedἔλαβενelabenG2983the sourὄξοςoxosG3690wineG3690,He saidG3004, “It is finishedτετέλεσται.tetelestaiG5055!”And He bowedκλίναςklinasG2827His headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776andgaveπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860up His spiritπνεῦμα.¶pneumaG4151.

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.

32SoοὖνounG3767the soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757cameἦλθονēlthonG2064,and brokeκατέαξανkateaxanG2608the legsσκέληskelēG4628of the firstπρώτουprōtouG4413manG4413and of the otherἄλλουallouG243who wascrucifiedσυσταυρωθέντοςsustaurōthentosG4957with Him;

33but comingἐλθόντες,elthontesG2064to JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whenὡςhōsG5613they sawG3708that He was alreadyἤδηēdēG2235deadτεθνηκότα,tethnēkotaG2348,they did not breakκατέαξανkateaxanG2608His legsσκέλη,skelēG4628.

34But oneεἷςheisG1520of the soldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757piercedἔνυξεν,enuxenG3572His sideπλευρὰνpleuranG4125with a spearλόγχῃlogchēG3057,and immediatelyG2117bloodαἷμαhaimaG129and waterὕδωρ.hudōrG5204cameἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out.

35And he who has seenἑωρακὼςhe'ōrakōsG3708hastestifiedG3140,and his testimonyG3140is trueἀληθινὴalēthinēG228;and he knowsG3609that he is tellingλέγει,legeiG3004the truthἀληθῆalēthēG227,soἵναinaG2443that you alsoG2532may believeπιστεύσητε.pisteusēteG4100.

36For theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778cameG1096to passG1096to fulfillπληρωθῇ·plērōthēaG4137the ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124, “Not a boneὀστοῦνostounG3747of Him shall bebrokenσυντριβήσεταιsuntribēsetaiG4937.”

37And againπάλινpalinG3825anotherἑτέραheteraG2087ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “They shall lookG3708on Him whomὃνhonG3739they piercedἐξεκέντησαν.¶exekentēsanG1574.”

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