John 18–19

18When Jesus had spoken these words, ^ahe went forth with his disciples over ^bthe brook Cedron, ^awhere was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples. ²And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew ^cthe place: ^dfor Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples. ^3eJudas then, having received a ^fband of men and ^gofficers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and ^htorches and weapons. ⁴Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, ⁱWhom seek ye? ⁵They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. ⁶As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground. ⁷Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. ⁸Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way: ⁹That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, ^kOf them which thou gavest me have I lost none. ¹⁰Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus. ¹¹Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: ^lthe cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?

¹²Then ^fmthe band and ^mthe captain and ^gofficers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him, ¹³And ⁿled him away to ^oAnnas first; for he was father in law to ^pCaiaphas, which was the high priest ^qthat same year. ^14||Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, ^rthat it was expedient that one man should die for the people.

^15sAnd Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into ^tthe palace of the high priest. ^16uBut Peter stood at the door without. Then went out that other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and spake unto ^xher that kept the door, and brought in Peter. ¹⁷Then saith ^ythe damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou also one of this man’s disciples? He saith, I am not. ¹⁸And the servants and ^gofficers stood there, who had made ^za fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.

^19aThe high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine. ²⁰Jesus answered him, I spake ^bopenly to the world; I ever taught ^cin the synagogue, and ^din the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and ^ein secret have I said nothing. ^21fWhy askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, ^gthey know what I said. ²²And when he had thus spoken, one of the ^hofficers which stood by ⁱstruck Jesus ^||with the palm of his hand, saying, ^kAnswerest thou the high priest so? ²³Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me? ²⁴Now Annas ^lhad sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.

^25mAnd Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. ⁿThey said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not. ²⁶One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman ^owhose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him? ²⁷Peter then denied again: and immediately ^pthe cock crew.

^28qThen led they Jesus from ^rCaiaphas unto ^||the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, ^slest they should be defiled; but ^tthat they might eat the passover. ^29uPilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man? ³⁰They answered and said unto him, If he were not a ^xmalefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee. ³¹Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and ^yjudge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death: ³²That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, ^zsignifying what death he should die. ³³Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, ^aArt thou the King of the Jews? ³⁴Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me? ³⁵Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done? ³⁶Jesus answered, ^bMy kingdom is not ^cof this world: if my kingdom were ^cof this world, then would ^dmy servants ^efight, that I should not ^fbe delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence. ³⁷Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, ^gThou sayest that I am a king. ^hTo this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should ⁱbear witness unto ^kthe truth. ^lEvery one that is of the truth heareth my voice. ³⁸Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he ^mwent out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, ⁿI find in him no fault at all. ^39oBut ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews? ⁴⁰Then cried they all ^pagain, saying, ^qNot this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was ^ra robber.

19Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and ^ascourged him. ²And ^bthe soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him ^ca purple robe, ³And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they ^dsmote him with their hands. ⁴Pilate therefore ^ewent forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that ^efI find no fault in him. ⁵Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man! ⁶When the chief priests therefore and ^gofficers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for ^fI find no fault in him. ⁷The Jews answered him, ^hWe have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because ⁱhe made himself the Son of God.

⁸When Pilate therefore heard that saying, ^khe was the more afraid; ⁹And went ^lagain into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, ^mWhence art thou? But ⁿJesus gave him no answer. ¹⁰Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee? ¹¹Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no ^opower at all against me, except it were ^pgiven thee ^qfrom above: therefore ^rhe that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin. ¹²And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar’s friend: ^swhosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar. ¹³When Pilate therefore heard that saying, ^the brought Jesus forth, and sat down in ^uthe judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but ^win the Hebrew, Gabbatha. ¹⁴And it was ^xthe preparation of the passover, and about ^ythe sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, ^zBehold your King! ¹⁵But they cried out, ^zzAway with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, ^aWe have no king but Caesar. ¹⁶Then ^bdelivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified.

And ^cthey took Jesus, and led him away. ¹⁷And he ^dbearing his cross ^ewent forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha: ¹⁸Where they crucified him, and ^ftwo other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst. ¹⁹And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, ^gJESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. ²⁰This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was ^enigh to the city: and it was written ^hin Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. ²¹Then 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. ²²Pilate answered, ⁱWhat I have written I have written. ^23kThen the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, ^lto every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was ^mwithout seam, ^||woven from the top throughout. ²⁴They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, ⁿThey parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.

^25oNow there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, ^pMary the wife of ^||qCleophas, and Mary Magdalene. ²⁶When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, ^rwhom he loved, he saith unto his mother, ^sWoman, behold thy son! ²⁷Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto ^this own home.

²⁸After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that ^uthe scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. ²⁹Now there was set ^xa vessel full of vinegar: and ^ythey filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon ^zhyssop, and put it to his mouth. ³⁰When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, ^aIt is finished: and he bowed his head, and ^bgave up the ghost.

³¹The Jews therefore, ^cbecause it was the preparation, ^dthat the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was ^ean high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. ³²Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. ³³But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: ³⁴But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out ^fblood and water. ³⁵And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and ^ghe knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. ³⁶For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, ^hA bone of him shall not be broken. ³⁷And again another scripture saith, ⁱThey shall look on him…