John: Eternal Love (The Passion Translation) by Simmons Brian

Author:Simmons, Brian [Simmons, Brian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: 5 Fold Media, LLC
Published: 2013-12-06T00:00:00+00:00

Pilate replied, “Shall I nail your king to a cross?”

The high priests answered, “We have no other king but Caesar!”

16Then Pilate handed Jesus over to them. So the soldiers seized Him and took Him away to be crucified.

Jesus Is Crucified

17Jesus carried His own cross out of the city to the place called “the Skull,” which in Aramaic is “Golgotha.” 18And there they nailed Him to the cross. He was crucified, along with two others, one on each side with Jesus in the middle. 19-20Pilate had them post a sign over the cross which was written in three languages—Aramaic, Latin, and Greek. Many of the people of Jerusalem read the sign, for He was crucified near the city. The sign stated: “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” 527

21But the chief priests of the Jews528 said to Pilate, “You must change the sign! Don’t let it say, ‘King of the Jews,’ but rather—‘He claimed to be the King of the Jews!’” 22Pilate responded, “What I have written will remain!”

23Now when the soldiers crucified Jesus they divided up His clothes into four shares, one for each of them. But His tunic was seamless, woven from the top to the bottom529 as a single garment. 24The soldiers said to each other, “Don’t tear it; let’s throw dice530 to see who gets it!” The soldiers did all of this not knowing they fulfilled the Scripture that says, “They divided My garments among them and threw dice for My clothing.” 531

25Mary, Jesus’ mother, was standing next to His cross, along with Mary’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.532 26When Jesus looked down and saw the disciple He loved standing with her, He said, “Mother,533 look—John 534 will be a son to you.” 27Then He said, “John, look—she will be a mother to you!” From that day on, John accepted Mary into his home as one of his own family.535

Jesus’ Death on the Cross

28Jesus knew that His mission was accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture,536 Jesus said: “I am thirsty.”

29A jar of sour wine was sitting nearby, so they soaked a sponge with it and put it on the stalk of hyssop537 and raised it to His lips. 30When He had sipped the sour wine He said, “It is finished, My bride!” 538 Then He bowed His head and surrendered His Spirit to God.

31The Jewish leaders did not want the bodies of the victims to remain on the cross through the next day, because it was the day of preparation539 for a very important Sabbath. So they asked Pilate for permission to have the victims’ legs broken to hasten their death540 and their bodies taken down before sunset. 32So the soldiers broke the legs of the two men who were nailed there. 33But when they came to Jesus, they realized that He had already died, so they decided not to break His legs. 34But one of the soldiers took a spear and pierced Jesus’ side, and blood and water gushed out!541

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