New American Standard Bible 1995

John 19:31-42

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.”

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.

40SoοὖνounG3767they tookἔλαβονelabonG2983the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424andboundἔδησανedēsanG1210it inlinenὀθονίοιςothonioisG3608wrappingsG3608with the spicesἀρωμάτων,arōmatōnG759,as is the burialἐνταφιάζειν.¶entaphiazeinG1779customἔθοςethosG1485of the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453.

41NowδὲdeG1161in the placeτόπῳtopōG5117whereὅπουhopouG3699He was crucifiedἐσταυρώθηestaurōthēG4717there was a gardenκῆποςkēposG2779,and in the gardenκήπῳkēpōG2779anewκαινὸνkainonG2537tombμνημεῖονmnēmeionG3419in whichᾧhōG3739noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762had yetοὐδέπωoudepōG3764beenG1510laidτεθειμένος.tetheimenosG5087.

42ThereforeοὖνounG3767becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the JewishἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453dayG3904ofpreparationπαρασκευὴνparaskeuēnG3904,sinceὅτιhotiG3754the tombμνημεῖον,mnēmeionG3419wasnearbyἐγγὺςengusG1451,they laidἔθηκανethēkanG5087JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424thereἐκεῖekeiG1563.

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