📖 John — Chapter 19 (KJV)
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John 19:1 Then RPilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.
John 19:2 And Rthe soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,
John 19:3 And said, RHail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
John 19:4 Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, Rthat ye may know that I find no fault in him.
John 19:5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, RBehold the man!
John 19:6 When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, RTake ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.
John 19:7 The Jews answered him, RWe have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
John 19:8 When Pilate therefore Rheard that saying, he was the more afraid;
John 19:9 And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, RWhence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
John 19:10 Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? Rknowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?
John 19:11 Jesus answered, RThou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
John 19:12 And Rfrom thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.
John 19:13 When Pilate therefore Rheard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.
John 19:14 And it was Rthe preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
John 19:15 But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, RWe have no king but Caesar.
John 19:16 Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.
John 19:17 And he bearing his cross Rwent forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
John 19:18 Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.
John 19:19 And Pilate Rwrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
John 19:20 This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, Rand Greek, and Latin.
John 19:21 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.
John 19:22 Pilate answered, RWhat I have written I have written.
John 19:23 Then Rthe soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
John 19:24 They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: Rthat the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.
John 19:25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, Rand his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
John 19:26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, Rwhom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
John 19:27 Then saith he to the disciple, RBehold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
John 19:28 After this, RJesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
John 19:29 Now there Rwas set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.
John 19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, RIt is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
John 19:31 The Jews therefore, Rbecause it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
John 19:32 Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs Rof the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
John 19:33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:
John 19:34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith Rcame there out blood and water.
John 19:35 And Rhe that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
John 19:36 For these things were done, Rthat the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
John 19:37 And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.
John 19:38 And after this RJoseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
John 19:39 And there came also RNicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
John 19:40 Then took they the body of Jesus, and Rwound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
John 19:41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; Rand in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.
John 19:42 There Rlaid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
John 19:1–16 — Mockery and pressure lead to the sentence
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Jesus is scourged and mocked as a king. Pilate repeatedly declares no fault but faces demands for crucifixion and pressure concerning Caesar; Jesus speaks of authority given from above before being delivered.
Key Truth: Do not use position or pressure to excuse injustice.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.” (John 19:1)
Find it in John 19:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And went again into the ____ hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus …” (John 19:9)
Find it in John 19:9 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Then ____ he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they …” (John 19:16)
Find it in John 19:16 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
John 19:17–30 — The crucifixion includes care, fulfillment, and the finished work
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Jesus is crucified under a title contested by the leaders; soldiers divide his garments. He entrusts his mother to the beloved disciple, receives vinegar, declares the work finished, and gives up the ghost.
Key Truth: Consider the cross with attention to both fulfilled Scripture and faithful care.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And he ____ his cross went forth into a place called the place …” (John 19:17)
Find it in John 19:17 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he ____ , It is finished: and he bowed his head, and …” (John 19:30)
Find it in John 19:30 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… and two other with him, on either side one, and ____ in the midst.” (John 19:18)
Find it in John 19:18 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
John 19:31–42 — The pierced side and burial are witnessed
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Because of the approaching sabbath, legs are broken on the other crucified men, but Jesus is already dead. His side is pierced, Scripture and testimony are noted, and Joseph and Nicodemus bury him with spices in a nearby new sepulchre.
Key Truth: Attend carefully to the testimony concerning Jesus’ death and burial.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “There laid they Jesus therefore because of the ____ ’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.” (John 19:42)
Find it in John 19:42 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And again ____ scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.” (John 19:37)
Find it in John 19:37 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet ____ .” (John 19:41)
Find it in John 19:41 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Zechariah 12:10 — John connects the looking upon the pierced one with Scripture.
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Reflect and Apply
What does Jesus’ care amid suffering teach you about a responsibility you carry?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which account best distinguishes John 19:1–16 (Mockery and pressure lead to the sentence) from the other movements of this chapter?
2. Which account best distinguishes John 19:17–30 (The crucifixion includes care, fulfillment, and the finished work) from the other movements of this chapter?
3. Which account best distinguishes John 19:31–42 (The pierced side and burial are witnessed) from the other movements of this chapter?
4. What limitation does Jesus place on Pilate's power?
5. What declaration immediately precedes Jesus' giving up the ghost?
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