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- Oct 21, 2023
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The Book of John - Chapter 19:17-27 - (ESV)

The Crucifixion - {Interlinear <Greek>}

19:17 - and {καὶ <kai>} he went out, {ἐξῆλθεν <exerchomai>} bearing {βαστάζων <bastazō>} his {ἑαυτῷ <heautou>} own ← cross, {τὸν σταυρὸν <ho stauros>} to {εἰς <eis>} the • place • called {λεγόμενον <legō>} The {τὸν <ho>} Place {τόπον, <topos>} of → a → Skull, {κρανίου <kranion>} which {ὃ <hos>} in → Aramaic {Ἑβραϊστὶ <Hebraisti>} is → called {λέγεται <legō>} Golgotha. <Γολγοθά, <Golgotha>}

19:18 - There {ὅπου <hopou>} they → crucified {ἐσταύρωσαν <stauroō>} him, {αὐτὸν <autos>} and {καὶ <kai>} with {μετ᾽ <meta>} him {αὐτοῦ <autos>} two {δύο <dyo>} others, {ἄλλους <allos>} one on either side, {ἐντεῦθεν καὶ ἐντεῦθεν, <enteuthen kai enteuthen>} and {δὲ <de>} Jesus {τὸν Ἰησοῦν. <ho Iēsous>} between {μέσον <mesos>} them. •

19:19 - • {δὲ <de>} Pilate {ὁ Πειλᾶτος <ho Pilatos>} also {καὶ <kai> wrote {Ἔγραψεν <graphō>} an → inscription {τίτλον <titlos>} and {καὶ <kai>} put {ἔθηκεν <tithēmi>} it • on {ἐπὶ <epi>} the {τοῦ <ho>} cross. {σταυροῦ. <stauros>} • {δὲ <de>} It → read, {ἦν γεγραμμένον· <eimi graphō>} “Jesus {Ἰησοῦς <Iēsous>} of → Nazareth, {ὁ <Ναζωραῖος <ho Nazōraios>} the {ὁ <ho>} King {βασιλεὺς <basileus>} of → the {τῶν <ho>} Jews.” {Ἰουδαίων. <Ioudaios>}

19:20 - • {οὖν <oun>} Many {πολλοὶ <polys>} of → the {τῶν <ho>} Jews {Ἰουδαίων, <Ioudaios>} read {ἀνέγνωσαν <anaginōskō>} this {τοῦτον <houtos>} inscription, {τὸν τίτλον <ho titlos>} for {ὅτι <hoti>} the {ὁ <ho>} place {τόπος <topos>} where {ὅπου <hopou>} Jesus {ὁ Ἰησοῦς· <ho Iēsous>} was → crucified {ἐσταυρώθη <stauroō>} was {ἦν <eimi>} near {ἐγγὺς <engys>} the {τῆς <ho>} city, {πόλεως <polis>} and {καὶ <kai>} it → was {ἦν <eimi>} written {γεγραμμένον <graphō>} in → Aramaic, {Ἑβραϊστί, <Hebraisti>} in → Latin, {Ῥωμαϊστί, <Rhōmaisti>} and • in → Greek. {Ἑλληνιστί. <Hellēnisti>}

19:21 - So {οὖν <oun>} the {οἱ <ho>} chief priests {ἀρχιερεῖς <archiereus>} of → the {τῶν <ho>} Jews {Ἰουδαίων· <Ioudaios>} said {Ἔλεγον <legō>} to → Pilate, {τῷ Πειλάτῳ <ho Pilatos>} “Do → not {μὴ <mē>} write, {γράφε· <graphō>} ‘The {ὁ <ho>} King {βασιλεὺς <basileus>} of → the {τῶν <ho>} Jews,’ {Ἰουδαίων, <Ioudaios>} but rather, {ἀλλ᾽ <alla>} ‘ {ὅτι <hoti>} This {ἐκεῖνος <ekeinos>} man ← said, {εἶπεν· <legō>} I → am {εἰμι <eimi>} King {βασιλεύς <basileus>} of → the {τῶν <ho>} Jews.’” {Ἰουδαίων. <Ioudaios>}

19:22 - Pilate {ὁ Πειλᾶτος· <ho Pilatos>} answered, {ἀπεκρίθη <apokrinomai>} “What {ὃ <hos>} I → have → written {γέγραφα, <graphō>} I → have → written.” {γέγραφα. <graphō>}

19:23 - • {οὖν <oun>} When {ὅτε <hote>} the {Οἱ <ho>} soldiers {στρατιῶται, <stratiōtēs>} had → crucified {ἐσταύρωσαν <stauroō>} Jesus, {τὸν Ἰησοῦν, <ho Iēsous>} they → took {ἔλαβον <lambanō>} his {αὐτοῦ <autos>} garments {τὰ ἱμάτια <ho himation>} and {καὶ <kai>} divided → them • into {ἐποίησαν <poieō>} four {τέσσερα <tessares>} parts, {μέρη, <meros>} one → part {μέρος, <meros>} for → each {ἑκάστῳ <hekastos>} soldier; {στρατιώτῃ <stratiōtēs>} also {καὶ <kai>} his • tunic. {τὸν χιτῶνα. <ho chitōn>} But {δὲ <de>} the {ὁ <ho>} tunic {χιτὼν <chitōn>} was {ἦν <eimi>} seamless, {ἄραφος, <araphos>} woven {ὑφαντὸς <hyphantos>} in one piece {δι᾽ ὅλου. <dia holos>} from top to bottom, {ἐκ τῶν ἄνωθεν <ek ho anōthen>}

19:24 - so {οὖν <oun>} they → said {εἶπον <legō>} to {πρὸς <pros>} one another, {ἀλλήλους· <allēlōn>} “Let → us → not {μὴ <mē>} tear {σχίσωμεν <schizō>} it, {αὐτόν, <autos>} but {ἀλλὰ <alla>} cast → lots {λάχωμεν <lanchanō>} for {περὶ <peri>} it {αὐτοῦ {autos>} to • see • whose {τίνος <tis>} it → shall → be.” {ἔσται· <eimi>} This • was • to {ἵνα <hina>} fulfill {πληρωθῇ <plēroō>} the {ἡ <ho>} Scripture {γραφὴ <graphē>} which {ἡ <ho>} says, {λέγουσα· <legō>} “They → divided {διεμερίσαντο <diamerizō>} my {μου <egō>} garments {τὰ ἱμάτιά <ho himation>} among → them, {ἑαυτοῖς <heautou>} and {καὶ <kai>} for {ἐπὶ <epi>} my {μου <egō>} clothing {τὸν ἱματισμόν <ho himatismos>} they → cast {ἔβαλον <ballō>} lots.” {κλῆρον. <klēros>} So {μὲν οὖν <men oun>} the {Οἱ <ho>} soldiers {στρατιῶται <stratiōtēs>} did {ἐποίησαν, <poieō>} these {ταῦτα <houtos>} things, ←

19:25 - but {δὲ <de>} standing {ἱστήκεισαν <histēmi>} by {παρὰ <para>} the {τῷ <ho>} cross {σταυρῷ <stauros>} of → Jesus {τοῦ Ἰησοῦ <ho Iēsous>} were ← his {αὐτοῦ <autos>} mother {ἡ μήτηρ <ho mētēr>} and {καὶ <kai>} his {αὐτοῦ, <autos>} mother’s {τῆς μητρὸς <ho mētēr>} sister, {ἡ ἀδελφὴ <ho adelphē>} Mary {Μαρία <Maria>} • {ἡ <ho>} the • wife • of → Clopas, {τοῦ Κλωπᾶ <ho Klōpas>} and {καὶ <kai>} Mary {Μαρία <Maria>} Magdalene. {ἡ Μαγδαληνή. <ho Magdalēnē>}

19:26 - When → Jesus {Ἰησοῦς <Iēsous>} • {οὖν <oun>} saw {ἰδὼν <horaō>} his • mother {τὴν μητέρα <ho mētēr>} and {καὶ <kai>} the {τὸν <ho>} disciple {μαθητὴν <mathētēs>} whom {ὃν <hos>} he → loved {ἠγάπα, <agapaō>} standing nearby, {παρεστῶτα <paristēmi>} he → said {λέγει <legō>} to → his • mother, {τῇ μητρί· <ho mētēr>} “Woman, {γύναι, <gynē>} behold, {ἴδε <ide>} your {σου. <sy>} son!” {ὁ υἱός <ho huios>}

19:27 - Then {εἶτα <eita>} he → said {λέγει <legō>} to → the {τῷ <ho>} disciple, {μαθητῇ· <mathētēs>} “Behold, {ἴδε <ide>} your {σου. <sy>} mother!” {ἡ μήτηρ <ho mētēr>} And {καὶ <kai>} from {ἀπ᾽ <apo>} that {ἐκείνης <ekeinos>} hour {τῆς ὥρας <ho hōra>} the {ὁ <ho>} disciple {μαθητὴς <mathētēs>} took {ἔλαβεν <lambanō>} her {αὐτὴν <autos>} to {εἰς <eis>} his → own {τὰ ἴδια. <ho idios>} home. ←

John 19:17–27

Death by crucifixion is considered one of the most barbaric, torturous, and humiliating of deaths ever conceived by mankind. Yet Jesus’ heart of care and compassion shone through even in those awful moments. At a time when the pain of crucifixion would have driven most into a self-absorbed survival mode, Jesus gave focused attention and affection to a small group gathered at the foot of his cross—specifically Mary, his mother, and John, his beloved disciple.

Jesus invites us to see ourselves in this familial community of compassion. Earlier in his ministry, Jesus identified all who do the will of his Father as his “brother and sister and mother” (Matt. 12:46–50). Only the gospel can create this kind of mutually devoted community.

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John 19:17–27

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The Book of John - Chapter 19:17-27 - (ESV)

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