New American Standard Bible 2020

John 19:17-37

17They tookG3880JesusG2424,thereforeG3767,and He wentG1831outG1831,carryingβαστάζωνbastazōnG941His ownἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716, to the placecalledλεγόμενονlegomenonG3004the Placeτόπον,toponG5117of a SkullκρανίουkraniouG2898,whichὃhoG3739inHebrewἙβραϊστὶHebraistiG1447is calledλέγεταιlegetaiG3004,GolgothaΓολγοθα,GolgothaG1115.

18ThereὅπουhopouG3699they crucifiedἐσταύρωσανestaurōsanG4717Him, and with HimtwoδύοduoG1417otherἄλλουςallousG243menG243,one onG1782eitherG1782sideG1782,and JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424in betweenμέσονmesonG3319.

19NowG1161PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091alsoG2532wroteἜγραψενEgrapsenG1125an inscriptionτίτλονtitlonG5102and putἔθηκενethēkenG5087it on the crossσταυροῦ.staurouG4716.It was writtenγεγραμμένον·gegrammenonG1125: “JESUSἸησοῦςIēsousG2424THE NAZARENEΝαζωραῖοςNazōraiosG3480,THE KINGβασιλεὺςbasileusG935OF THE JEWSἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453.”

20ThereforeοὖνounG3767manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453readἀνέγνωσανanegnōsanG314thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778inscriptionτίτλονtitlonG5102,becauseὅτιhotiG3754the placeτόποςtoposG5117whereὅπουhopouG3699JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424was crucifiedἐσταυρώθηestaurōthēG4717was nearἐγγὺςengusG1451the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172;and it was writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenonG1125inHebrewἙβραϊστί,HebraistiG1447,LatinῬωμαϊστί,RhōmaistiG4515, andin GreekἙλληνιστί.¶HellēnistiG1676.

21SoοὖνounG3767the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749of the JewsἸουδαίων·IoudaiōnG2453were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004to PilateΠιλάτῳPilatōG4091, “Do not writeγράφε·grapheG1125, ‘The KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453’;ratherἀλλ᾽all᾽G235, writethat He saidG3004, ‘I amεἰμιeimiG1510KingβασιλεύςbasileusG935of the JewsἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453.’”

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

23ThenοὖνounG3767the soldiersστρατιῶται,stratiōtaiG4757,whenὅτεhoteG3753they had crucifiedἐσταύρωσανestaurōsanG4717JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424,tookἔλαβονelabonG2983His outerG2440garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440and madeἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160fourτέσσαραtessaraG5064partsμέρη,merēG3313:a partμέρος,merosG3313to eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538soldierστρατιώτῃstratiōtēG4757, and thetunicχιτῶνα.chitōnaG5509also;but the tunicχιτὼνchitōnG5509was seamlessG690,wovenὑφαντὸςhuphantosG5307in oneG3650pieceG3650.

24SoοὖνounG3767they saidλέγουσα·legousaG3004to oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240anotherG240, “Let’s not tearσχίσωμενschisōmenG4977it, but castG2975lotsG2975for it, to decidewhoseτίνοςtinosG5101it shall be.” This happenedsoG2443thatG2443the ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124would be fulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137: “TheydividedG1266My garmentsἱμάτιάhimatiaG2440amongG1266themselves, and they castἔβαλονebalonG906lotsκλῆρον.¶klēronG2819for My clothingἱματισμόνhimatismonG2441.”ThereforeοὖνounG3767the soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757didἐποίησαν,epoiēsanG4160theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778.

25NowδὲdeG1161besideπαρὰparaG3844the crossσταυρῷstaurōG4716of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424stoodΕἱστήκεισανHeistēkeisanG2476His motherμήτηρmētērG3384,His mother’sμητρὸςmētrosG3384sisterἀδελφὴadelphēG79,MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137the wifeof ClopasΚλωπᾶKlōpaG2832, andMaryΜαρίαMariaG3137MagdaleneΜαγδαληνή.¶MagdalēnēG3094.

26SoοὖνounG3767when JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sawG3708His motherμητέραmēteraG3384, andthe discipleμαθητὴνmathētēnG3101whomὃνhonG3739He lovedἠγάπα,ēgapaG25standingπαρεστῶταparestōtaG3936nearbyG3936,He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to His motherμητρίmētriG3384, “Womanγύναι,gunaiG1135,beholdἴδεideG2396,your sonυἱόςhuiosG5207!”

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

28AfterΜετὰMetaG3326thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,knowingG3609that allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956had alreadyἤδηēdēG2235been accomplishedτετέλεσται,tetelestaiG5055,inG2443orderG2443thatG2443the Scriptureγραφή,graphēG1124would be fulfilledτελειωθῇteleiōthēaG5048,saidλέγει·legeiG3004, “I amG1372thirstyG1372.”

29A jarσκεῦοςskeuosG4632fullμεστόν.mestonG3324of sourὄξουςoxousG3690wineὄξουςoxousG3690was standingἔκειτοekeitoG2749there;soοὖνounG3767they putπεριθέντεςperithentesG4060a spongeσπόγγονspongonG4699fullμεστὸνmestonG3324of the sourG3690wineG3690on a branch ofhyssopὑσσώπῳhussōpōG5301and broughtπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374it upto His mouthστόματι.stomatiG4750.

30ThereforeοὖνounG3767whenὅτεhoteG3753JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had receivedἔλαβενelabenG2983the sourὄξοςoxosG3690wineG3690,He saidG3004, “It is finishedτετέλεσται.tetelestaiG5055!”And He bowedκλίναςklinasG2827His headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776andgaveG3860upG3860His spiritπνεῦμα.¶pneumaG4151.

31NowG3767thenG3767,sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893it wasthe dayG3904ofG3904preparationπαρασκευὴparaskeuēG3904,to preventG3363the bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983from remainingμείνῃmeinēG3306on the crossσταυροῦstaurouG4716on the Sabbathσαββάτῳ,sabbatōG4521(for that Sabbathσαββάτου,sabbatouG4521was ahighμεγάληmegalēG3173dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250),the JewsἸουδαῖοι,IoudaioiG2453requestedἠρώτησανērōtēsanG2065of PilateΠιλᾶτονPilatonG4091that their legsσκέληskelēG4628be brokenκατεαγῶσινkateagōsinG2608, and the bodiesbe takenG142awayἀρθῶσιν.arthōsinG142.

32SoοὖνounG3767the soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757cameἦλθονēlthonG2064and brokeκατέαξανkateaxanG2608the legsσκέληskelēG4628of the firstπρώτουprōtouG4413manG4413,and of the otherἄλλουallouG243who wascrucifiedσυσταυρωθέντοςsustaurōthentosG4957with Him;

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

34Yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235oneεἷςheisG1520of the soldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757piercedἔνυξεν,enuxenG3572His sideπλευρὰνpleuranG4125with a spearλόγχῃlogchēG3057,and immediatelyG2117bloodαἷμαhaimaG129and waterὕδωρ.hudōrG5204cameG1831outG1831.

35And he who has seenἑωρακὼςhe'ōrakōsG3708hastestifiedμεμαρτύρηκενmemarturēkenG3140,and his testimonyμαρτυρίαmarturiaG3141is trueἀληθινὴalēthinēG228;and he knowsG3609that he is tellingλέγει,legeiG3004the truthἀληθῆalēthēG227,soG2443thatG2443you alsoG2532may believeπιστεύσητε.pisteusēteG4100.

36For theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778tookG1096placeἐγένετοegenetoG1096soἵναinaG2443thatG2443the ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124would be fulfilledπληρωθῇ·plērōthēaG4137: “Not a boneὀστοῦνostounG3747of Him shall bebrokenσυντριβήσεταιsuntribēsetaiG4937.”

37And againπάλινpalinG3825anotherἑτέραheteraG2087ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “They will lookG3708at Him whomὃνhonG3739they piercedἐξεκέντησαν.¶exekentēsanG1574.”

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