John 19:31-42

Jesus' Side Is Pierced

31 Since it was g the day of Preparation, and h so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was i a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away. 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other j who had been crucified with him. 33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34 But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out k blood and water. 35 l He who saw it has borne witness - m his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth - n that you also may believe. 36 o For these things took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled: p "Not one of his bones q will be broken." 37 And again another Scripture says, r "They will look on him whom they have pierced."

Jesus Is Buried

38 s After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly t for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away his body. 39 u Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus 1 by night, came v bringing a mixture of w myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds 2 in weight. 40 So they took the body of Jesus and x bound it in y linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. 41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a z garden, and a in the garden a new tomb b in which no one had yet been laid. 42 So because of the Jewish c day of Preparation, d since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.

  1. Cross References
    John 19:14
    Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Behold your King!
  2. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 21:23
    His body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for a hanged man is cursed by God. You shall not defile your land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance.
    Joshua 8:29
    And he hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening. And at sunset Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree and threw it at the entrance of the gate of the city and raised over it a great heap of stones, which stands there to this day.
    Joshua 10:26 - 27
    And afterward Joshua struck them and put them to death, and he hanged them on five trees. And they hung on the trees until evening.
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 12:16
    On the first day you shall hold a holy assembly, and on the seventh day a holy assembly. No work shall be done on those days. But what everyone needs to eat, that alone may be prepared by you.
  4. Cross References
    John 19:18
    There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them.
  5. Cross References
    1 John 5:6
    This is he who came by water and blood - Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
    1 John 5:8
    The Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree.
  6. Cross References
    1 John 1:1 - 3
    That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life -
    Revelation 1:2
    Who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.
    John 15:27
    And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.
  7. Cross References
    John 21:24
    This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.
  8. Cross References
    John 20:31
    But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
  9. Cross References
    Matthew 1:22
    All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
  10. Cross References
    Exodus 12:46
    It shall be eaten in one house; you shall not take any of the flesh outside the house, and you shall not break any of its bones.
    Numbers 9:12
    They shall leave none of it until the morning, nor break any of its bones; according to all the statute for the Passover they shall keep it.
    1 Corinthians 5:7
    Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
  11. Cross References
    Psalms 34:20
    He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken.
  12. Cross References
    Exodus 12:46
    It shall be eaten in one house; you shall not take any of the flesh outside the house, and you shall not break any of its bones.
    Numbers 9:12
    They shall leave none of it until the morning, nor break any of its bones; according to all the statute for the Passover they shall keep it.
  13. Cross References
    Zechariah 12:10
    And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.
    Revelation 1:7
    Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.
  14. Cross References
    Zechariah 12:10
    And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.
  15. Cross References
    John 19:38 - 42
    After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away his body.
    Matthew 27:57 - 61
    When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus.
    Mark 15:42 - 47
    And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath.
    Luke 23:50 - 56
    Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man.
  16. Cross References
    John 7:13
    Yet for fear of the Jews no one spoke openly of him.
  17. Cross References
    John 19:38 - 42
    After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away his body.
    Matthew 27:57 - 61
    When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus.
    Mark 15:42 - 47
    And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath.
    Luke 23:50 - 56
    Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man.
  18. Cross References
    John 3:1 - 2
    Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
    John 7:50
    Nicodemus, who had gone to him before, and who was one of them, said to them.
  19. Cross References
    Mark 16:1
    When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him.
    Luke 24:1
    But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared.
  20. Cross References
    Psalms 45:8
    Your robes are all fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia. From ivory palaces stringed instruments make you glad.
    Proverbs 7:17
    I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
    Song of Solomon 4:14
    Nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes, with all choice spices -
  21. Cross References
    John 11:44
    The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Unbind him, and let him go.
    2 Chronicles 16:14
    They buried him in the tomb that he had cut for himself in the city of David. They laid him on a bier that had been filled with various kinds of spices prepared by the perfumer's art, and they made a very great fire in his honor.
    Acts 5:6
    The young men rose and wrapped him up and carried him out and buried him.
  22. Cross References
    John 20:5 - 7
    And stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.
    Luke 24:12
    But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened.
  23. Cross References
    John 20:15
    Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.
  24. Cross References
    2 Kings 21:18
    And Manasseh slept with his fathers and was buried in the garden of his house, in the garden of Uzza, and Amon his son reigned in his place.
    2 Kings 21:26
    And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son reigned in his place.
  25. Cross References
    Luke 23:53
    Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and laid him in a tomb cut in stone, where no one had ever yet been laid.
    Mark 11:2
    And said to them, "Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.
  26. Cross References
    John 19:14
    Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Behold your King!
    John 19:31
    Since it was the day of Preparation, and so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away.
  27. Cross References
    John 19:41
    Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.
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