John
19: 16-27
16Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.
The Crucifixion
So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. 17Carrying
his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called
Golgotha). 18Here they crucified him, and with him two
others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle.
19Pilate had a notice prepared and
fastened to the cross. It read:|sc JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. 20Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was
crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek. 21The chief priests of the Jews protested to Pilate, "Do not
write 'The King of the Jews,' but that this man claimed to be king of the Jews."
22Pilate answered, "What I have
written, I have written."
23When the soldiers crucified Jesus,
they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the
undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
24"Let's not tear it," they
said to one another. "Let's decide by lot who will get it."
This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled
which said,
"They divided my garments among them
and cast lots for my clothing." So this is what
the soldiers did.
25Near the cross of Jesus stood his
mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved
standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is your son," 27and to the disciple, "Here is your mother." From that
time on, this disciple took her into his home.
