John 19:36-38
Easy-to-Read Version
36 These things happened to give full meaning to the Scriptures that said, “None of his bones will be broken”[a] 37 and “People will look at the one they stabbed.”[b]
Jesus Is Buried(A)
38 Later, a man named Joseph from Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. (Joseph was a follower of Jesus, but he did not tell anyone, because he was afraid of the Jewish leaders.) Pilate said Joseph could take Jesus’ body, so he came and took it away.
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- John 19:36
Quote from Ps. 34:20. The idea is from Ex. 12:46; Num. 9:12. - John 19:37
Quote from Zech. 12:10.
John 19:36-38
New International Version
36 These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled:(A) “Not one of his bones will be broken,”[a](B) 37 and, as another scripture says, “They will look on the one they have pierced.”[b](C)
The Burial of Jesus(D)
38 Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders.(E) With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away.
Footnotes
- John 19:36 Exodus 12:46; Num. 9:12; Psalm 34:20
- John 19:37 Zech. 12:10
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