- 1Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.
- 2And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,
- 3And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
- 4Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I 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 officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.
- 7The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
- 8 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;
- 9And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus 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 power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he 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 Cæsar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Cæsar.
- 13 When Pilate therefore heard 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.
- 14And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
- 15But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cæsar.
- 16Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.
- 17And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
- 18Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.
- 19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- 20This 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, 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, What I have written I have written.
- 23 Then the 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.
- 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, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.
- 25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
- 26When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
- 27Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
- 28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
- 29Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.
- 30When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
- 31The Jews therefore, because 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.
- 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 blood and water.
- 35And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
- 36For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
- 37And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.
- 38 And after this Joseph 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.
- 39And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
- 40Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
- 41Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.
- 42There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
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JOHN 19
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CHAPTER VISUAL
John 19 — It Is Finished gathers the chapter’s central movement as Jesus’s identity, authority, mercy, and saving mission are revealed.
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The illustration centers jesus hangs on the central cross as His mother and the beloved disciple stand together below. Other events and teachings remain in the chapter text rather than being crowded into one scene.
Scripture basis: John 19:1–42King James Version · Standardized 1769 text with Strong’s numbering · Public domain outside the United Kingdom
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Archaeological Evidence
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEInscription
Approximately AD 26–36
The Pilate Stone
A damaged Latin building dedication from Caesarea preserves Pontius Pilate's name and contemporary title, Prefect of Judaea, anchoring the Gospel governor in the administrative center and titulature of Roman Judaea.
Luke 3:1 · Matthew 27:1–26 · Mark 15:1–15
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEArtifact
First century AD
Crucified Man Yehohanan Ossuary
A first-century Jerusalem heel bone pierced by an iron nail and deposited with remains in an inscribed ossuary provides rare direct evidence for Roman crucifixion followed by Jewish tomb burial.
Matthew 27:32–60 · Mark 15:21–46 · Luke 23:26–53
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
Second century AD
Papyrus P90 of John
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John 18:36–40 · John 19:1–7
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
7th Century
Papyrus P60: John 16:30 in a Greek Witness
P60, the seventh-century Nessana codex P. Colt 4 at the Morgan Library & Museum, preserves twenty fragmentary leaves spanning John 16:29–19:26 and probably belonged to the hermeneia-Gospel tradition.
John 16:29–32 · John 17:1–26 · John 18:1–40
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
3rd Century
Papyrus P121: John 19:17–18 and 25–26 in a Greek Witness
P.Oxy. LXXI 4805, Gregory-Aland P121, is a third-century papyrus codex fragment preserving parts of John’s crucifixion narrative, from the journey to Golgotha to Jesus addressing his mother and the beloved disciple.
John 19:17–18 · John 19:25–26
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEArchaeological site
Iron Age quarry through Roman, Constantinian, medieval, and modern phases
Archaeological Sequence Beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Archaeology beneath the Holy Sepulchre traces a quarry outside ancient occupation, rock-cut tombs, Roman transformation, and Constantine’s fourth-century memorial church.
John 19:17–20 · John 19:38–42 · Matthew 27:57–61
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Prophecy Events
PROPHECY EVENTFulfilled
30
Zechariah 13:1A Fountain Opened for Sin and Uncleanness
Zechariah promises an opened fountain for the house of David and Jerusalem to cleanse sin and uncleanness.
Restorationfountaincleansinghouse of DavidJerusalem
PROPHECY EVENTFulfilled
30
Exodus 12:1–14Christ, Our Passover Lamb
Exodus institutes Passover: an unblemished lamb, a protective meal, and deliverance from death and slavery.
CovenantPassoverlambexodusatonement
PROPHECY EVENTFulfilled
30
Psalms 69:21Gall and Vinegar Offered to the Sufferer
Psalm 69 says the afflicted righteous sufferer receives gall for food and vinegar in thirst.
Conflictvinegargallthirstcrucifixion
PROPHECY EVENTFulfilled
30
Psalms 34:19–20None of His Bones Is Broken
Psalm 34 portrays God preserving the righteous sufferer even through many afflictions.
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PROPHECY EVENTFulfilled
30
Psalms 22:1 · Psalms 22:6–8 · Psalms 22:14–18The Pierced Sufferer of Psalm 22
Psalm 22 depicts an afflicted, mocked sufferer whose garments are divided. Watchman 33 sees the passion narratives reflecting the psalm; Roman execution and nailing are historically documented, while the famous hands-and-feet wording is textually disputed.
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PROPHECY EVENTFulfilled
30
Isaiah 52:13–15 · Isaiah 53:1–12The Suffering Servant Is Cut Off
Isaiah portrays a rejected servant who suffers, bears sin, and is cut off. Watchman 33 identifies the servant with Jesus; a pre-Christian Isaiah manuscript and independent evidence for execution under Pilate anchor the setting, while the redemptive meaning remains theological.
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