John 19:35-40 in English

³⁵ And he that hath seen hath borne witness, and his witness is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye also may believe.

³⁶ For these things came to pass, that the scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

³⁷ And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

³⁸ And after these things Joseph of Arimathæa, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took away his body.

³⁹ And there came also Nicodemus, he who at the first came to him by night, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.

⁴⁰ So they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.

³⁵ He who saw it has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may believe.

³⁶ These things were done so that the Scripture should be fulfilled, “Not one of His bones shall be broken.”

³⁷ Another Scripture says, “They will look on Him who they pierced.”

³⁸ After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate if he could take the body of Jesus away; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus.

³⁹ Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing about a hundred Roman pounds of a mixture of myrrh and aloes.

⁴⁰ So they took the body of Jesus, and wrapped it in strips of linen with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.

³⁵ And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.

³⁶ For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

³⁷ And 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.

³⁹ And 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.

⁴⁰ Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

³⁵ And he that hath seen hath borne witness, and his witness is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye also may believe.

³⁶ For these things came to pass, that the scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

³⁷ And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

³⁸ And after these things Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took away his body.

³⁹ And there came also Nicodemus, he who at the first came to him by night, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds weight.

⁴⁰ So they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.

³⁵ I, John, saw this myself, and what I am writing is true. I know that I am telling the truth, and I am saying this in order that you may believe in (OR, my testimony about) Jesus.

³⁶ These things happened in order that these words would be fulfilled {to fulfill these words} that are written in Scripture: “Not one of his bones will be broken {No one will break any of his bones}.”

³⁷ And they fulfilled another Scripture passage that has these words: ❛They will look on the one whom they have pierced❜.

³⁸ Later, Joseph, from Arimathea town, went to Pilate and asked Pilate to allow him to take Jesus' body down from the cross. Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but he did not tell anyone that, because he was afraid of the other Jewish leaders SYN. Pilate permitted him to take Jesus' body, so he went, along with others, and they took Jesus' body down from the cross.

³⁹ Nicodemus was one of them. He was the man who previously went to visit Jesus at night. Nicodemus bought an expensive mixture of myrrh and aloe spices to put on the body. It weighed about ◄75 pounds/35 kilograms►.

⁴⁰ They took the body of Jesus and wrapped strips of linen cloth around it, putting the spices in with the strips of cloth. They did this according to the Jewish customs about burying bodies in tombs.

³⁵ He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe.

³⁶ For these things happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “A bone of him will not be broken.”

³⁷ Again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they pierced.”

³⁸ After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.

³⁹ Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred Roman pounds.

⁴⁰ So they took Jesus’ body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.

³⁵ He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe.

³⁶ For these things happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “A bone of him will not be broken.”

³⁷ Again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they pierced.”

³⁸ After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.

³⁹ Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred Roman pounds.

⁴⁰ So they took Jesus’ body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.

³⁵ He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe.

³⁶ For these things happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “A bone of him will not be broken.”

³⁷ Again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they pierced.”

³⁸ After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.

³⁹ Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred Roman pounds.

⁴⁰ So they took Jesus’ body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.

³⁵ And he who saw it has given witness (and his witness is true; he is certain that what he says is true) so that you may have belief.

³⁶ These things came about so that the Writings might be true, No bone of his body will be broken.

³⁷ And again another verse says, They will see him who was wounded by their spears.

³⁸ After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, made a request to Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate said he might do so. So he went and took away his body.

³⁹ And Nicodemus came (he who had first come to Jesus by night) with a roll of myrrh and aloes mixed, about a hundred pounds.

⁴⁰ Then they took the body of Jesus, folding linen about it with the spices, as is the way of the Jews when they put the dead to rest.

³⁵ And he who saw it bears witness, and his witness is true, and he knows that he says true that ye also may believe.

³⁶ For these things took place that the scripture might be fulfilled, Not a bone of him shall be broken.

³⁷ And again another scripture says, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

³⁸ And after these things Joseph of Arimathaea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly through fear of the Jews, demanded of Pilate that he might take the body of Jesus: and Pilate allowed it. He came therefore and took away the body of Jesus.

³⁹ And Nicodemus also, who at first came to Jesus by night, came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds weight.

⁴⁰ They took therefore the body of Jesus and bound it up in linen with the spices, as it is the custom with the Jews to prepare for burial.

³⁵ And he that saw it, hath given testimony, and his testimony is true. And he knoweth that he saith true; that you also may believe.

³⁶ For these things were done, that the scripture might be fulfilled: You shall not break a bone of him.

³⁷ And again another scripture saith: They shall look on him whom they pierced.

³⁸ And after these things, Joseph of Arimathea (because he was 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 leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.

³⁹ And Nicodemus also came, (he who at the first came to Jesus by night,) bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.

⁴⁰ They took therefore the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths, with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

³⁵ And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he tells the truth, so that you may believe.

³⁶ For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, “Not a bone of His shall be broken.”

³⁷ And again another Scripture says, “They shall look at Him whom they pierced.”

³⁸ After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away the body of Jesus.

³⁹ And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.

⁴⁰ Then they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen strips with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.

³⁵ And the one who saw has testified, and his testimony is true (yes, he knows he is telling the truth), so that you may believe.

³⁶ Because these things happened so that the Scripture should be fulfilled: “Not a bone of His will be broken.”

³⁷ And again another Scripture says: “They will look on Him whom they pierced.”

³⁸ After these things Joseph, the one from Arimathea (being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews), requested Pilate that he might remove the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave permission. So he came and removed Jesus' body.

³⁹ Now Nicodemus also came (the one who at first came to Jesus by night), bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.

⁴⁰ Then they took Jesus' body and wrapped it in linen strips, with the aromatic spices, according to the burial custom of the Jews.

³⁵ The one who saw this has given this evidence, and his evidence is true. He's certain that what he says is true so you can believe it too.

³⁶ It happened like this so Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of his bones will be broken,”

³⁷ and as another Scripture says, “They will look at the one they pierced.”

³⁸ After this Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate if he could take down the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave his permission. Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but in secret because he feared the Jews. So Joseph came and took the body away.

³⁹ He was joined by Nicodemus, the man who had first visited Jesus at night. He brought with him a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about seventy-five pounds.

⁴⁰ They took Jesus' body and wrapped it in linen cloth together with the mixture of spices, in accordance with Jewish burial customs. There was a garden near where Jesus was crucified;

³⁵ And he that sawe it, bare recorde, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might beleeue it.

³⁶ For these things were done, that the Scripture shoulde be fulfilled, Not a bone of him shalbe broken.

³⁷ And againe an other Scripture saith, They shall see him whom they haue thrust through.

³⁸ And after these things, Ioseph of Arimathea (who was a disciple of Iesus, but secretly for feare of the Iewes) besought Pilate that he might take downe the bodie of Iesus. And Pilate gaue him licence. He came then and tooke Iesus body.

³⁹ And there came also Nicodemus (which first came to Iesus by night) and brought of myrrhe and aloes mingled together about an hundreth pound.

⁴⁰ Then tooke they the body of Iesus, and wrapped it in linnen clothes with the odours, as the maner of the Iewes is to burie.

³⁵ And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.

³⁶ For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

³⁷ And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

³⁸ And after this Joseph of Arimathea, 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.

³⁹ And 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.

⁴⁰ Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

³⁵ And he that hath seen hath borne witness, and his witness is true; and he knoweth that he saith what is true, that ye also may believe.

³⁶ For these things came to pass, that the scripture might be fulfilled, “A bone of him shall not be broken.”

³⁷ And 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 concealing it for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him leave. They came therefore and took him away.

³⁹ Nicodemus also, he who at the first went to him by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds weight.

⁴⁰ Then they took the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the manner of the Jews in preparing for burial.

³⁵ This is the statement of one who actually saw it — and his statement may be relied on, and he knows that he is speaking the truth — and it is given in order that you also may be convinced.

³⁶ For all this happened in fulfilment of the words of scripture — ‘Not one of its bones will be broken.’

³⁷ And there is another passage which says — ‘They will look on him whom they pierced.’

³⁸ After this, Joseph of Ramah, a disciple of Jesus — but a secret one, owing to his fear of the religious authorities — begged Pilate's permission to remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him leave; so Joseph went and removed the body.

³⁹ Nicodemus, too — the man who had formerly visited Jesus by night — came with a roll of myrrh and aloes, weighing nearly a hundred pounds.

⁴⁰ They took the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen with the spices, according to the Jewish mode of burial.

³⁵ This is the statement of one who actually saw it — and his statement may be relied on, and he knows that he is speaking the truth — and it is given in order that you also may be convinced.

³⁶ For all this happened in fulfillment of the words of scripture — ‘Not one of its bones will be broken.’

³⁷ And there is another passage which says — ‘They will look on him whom they pierced.’

³⁸ After this, Joseph of Ramah, a disciple of Jesus — but a secret one, owing to his fear of the religious authorities — begged Pilate's permission to remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him leave; so Joseph went and removed the body.

³⁹ Nicodemus, too — the man who had formerly visited Jesus by night — came with a roll of myrrh and aloes, weighing nearly a hundred pounds.

⁴⁰ They took the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen with the spices, according to the Jewish mode of burial.

³⁵ He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is trutheree. He knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe.

³⁶ For these things happened, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “Not one of his bones will be broken.”

³⁷ Again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they pierced.”

³⁸ After these things, Joseph May he add of Arimathaea May he add of Lofty place, being a disciple of Yeshua Salvation, but secretly for fear of the Jews Praisers, asked of Pilate Armed with javelin that he might take away Yeshua Salvation's body. Pilate Armed with javelin gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.

³⁹ Nicodemus Victory people, who at first came to Yeshua Salvation by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred Roman Person from Town of flowing waters pounds.

⁴⁰ So they took Yeshua Salvation's body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews Praisers is to bury.

³⁵ And he that sawe it bare recorde and his recorde is true. And he knoweth that he sayth true that ye myght beleve also.

³⁶ These thinges were done that the scripture shuld be fulfilled: Ye shall not breake a boone of him.

³⁷ And agayne another scripture sayth: They shall looke on him whom they pearsed.

³⁸ After that Ioseph of Aramathia (which was a disciple of Iesus: but secretly for feare of the Iewes) besought Pylate that he myght take doune the body of Iesus. And Pylate gave him licence.

³⁹ And ther cam also Nicodemus which at the beginnynge came to Iesus by nyght and brought of myrre and aloes mingled to gether aboute an hundred pounde wayght.

⁴⁰ Then toke they the body of Iesu and wounde it in lynnen clothes with the odoures as the maner of the Iewes is to bury.

³⁵ The one who saw this has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that what he said is true so that you would also believe.

³⁶ For these things happened in order to fulfill scripture, “Not one of his bones will be broken.”

³⁷ Again, another scripture says, “They will look at him whom they pierced.”

³⁸ After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, since he was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate if he could take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission. So Joseph came and took away his body.

³⁹ Nicodemus also came, he who at first had come to Jesus by night. He brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about one hundred litras in weight.

⁴⁰ So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, as was the custom of the Jews to bury bodies.

³⁵ He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe.

³⁶ For these things happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “A bone of him will not be broken.”

³⁷ Again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they pierced.”

³⁸ After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.

³⁹ Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred Roman pounds.

⁴⁰ So they took Jesus’ body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.

³⁵ He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe.

³⁶ For these things happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “A bone of him will not be broken.”

³⁷ Again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they pierced.”

³⁸ After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.

³⁹ Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred Roman pounds.

⁴⁰ So they took Jesus’ body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.

³⁵ And he that saw it , testified, and his testimony is true: and he knoweth that he speaketh truth, that ye may believe.

³⁶ For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

³⁷ And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

³⁸ And after this, Joseph of Arimathea (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.

³⁹ And there came also Nicodemus (who at the first came to Jesus by night) and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pound weight .

⁴⁰ Then they took the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen cloths, with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

³⁵ He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe.

³⁶ For these things happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “A bone of him will not be broken.”

³⁷ Again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they pierced.”

³⁸ After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Yeshua, but secretly for fear of the Judeans, asked of Pilate that he might take away Yeshua’s body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.

³⁹ Nicodemus, who at first came to Yeshua by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred Roman pounds.

⁴⁰ So they took Yeshua’s body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Judeans is to bury.

³⁵ He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe.

³⁶ For these things happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “A bone of him will not be broken.”

³⁷ Again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they pierced.”

³⁸ After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Yeshua, but secretly for fear of the Judeans, asked of Pilate that he might take away Yeshua’s body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.

³⁹ Nicodemus, who at first came to Yeshua by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred Roman pounds.

⁴⁰ So they took Yeshua’s body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Judeans is to bury.

³⁵ And he that saw, bare witnessing thereof, and his witnessing is true; and he knoweth that he saith true things, that ye believe.

³⁶ And these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, Ye shall not break a bone of him.

³⁷ And again another scripture saith, They shall see in whom they pierced through.

³⁸ But after these things Joseph of Arimathaea prayed Pilate, that he should take away the body of Jesus, for that he was a disciple of Jesus, but privily for dread of the Jews. And Pilate suffered. And so he came, and took away the body of Jesus.

³⁹ And Nicodemus came also, that had come to him first by night, or that had come to Jesus first in the night, and brought a meddling of myrrh and aloes, as it were an hundred pound.

⁴⁰ And they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen clothes with sweet smelling ointments or spices, as it is custom to Jews for to bury.

³⁵ And he that saw (this), bare witnessing thereof, and his witnessing is true; and he knoweth that he saith true things, (so) that ye (can) believe. (And he who saw this, testified to it, and his testimony is true; and he knoweth that he saith true things, so that ye can believe.)

³⁶ And these things were done, (so) that the scripture should be fulfilled, Ye shall not break a bone of him.

³⁷ And again another scripture saith, They shall see in whom they pierced through.

³⁸ But after these things Joseph of Arimathaea prayed Pilate, that he should take away the body of Jesus, for that he was a disciple of Jesus, but privily for dread of the Jews. And Pilate suffered (him). And so he came, and took away the body of Jesus. (But after these things Joseph of Arimathaea beseeched Pilate, so that he could take away the body of Jesus, because he was a disciple of Jesus, but privately, or in secret, for fear of the Jews. And Pilate allowed him. And so he came, and took away the body of Jesus.)

³⁹ And Nicodemus came also, that had come to him first by night, or that had come to Jesus first in the night, (or who had first come to Jesus in the night), and brought a meddling, (or a medley, or a mixture), of myrrh and aloes, as it were an hundred pound.

⁴⁰ And they took (down) the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen clothes with sweet smelling ointments or spices, as it is (the) custom to Jews for to bury (or as is the custom of the Jews for burial).

³⁵ And he that saiy, bare witnessyng, and his witnessing is trewe; and he woot that he seith trewe thingis, that ye bileue.

³⁶ And these thingis weren don, that the scripture schulde be fulfillid, Ye schulen not breke a boon of hym.

³⁷ And eftsoone another scripture seith, Thei schulen se in whom thei piyten thorow.

³⁸ But after these thingis Joseph of Armathi preyede Pilat, that he schulde take awei the bodi of Jhesu, for that he was a disciple of Jhesu, but priui for drede of the Jewis. And Pilat suffride. And so he cam, and took awei the bodi of Jhesu.

³⁹ And Nychodeme cam also, that hadde come to hym first bi nyyt, and brouyte a meddlynge of myrre and aloes, as it were an hundrid pound.

⁴⁰ And thei token the bodi of Jhesu, and boundun it in lynun clothis with swete smellynge oynementis, as it is custom to Jewis for to birie.

³⁵ and he who hath seen hath testified, and his testimony is true, and that one hath known that true things he speaketh, that ye also may believe.

³⁶ For these things came to pass, that the Writing may be fulfilled, 'A bone of him shall not be broken;'

³⁷ and again another Writing saith, 'They shall look to him whom they did pierce.'

³⁸ And after these things did Joseph of Arimathea — being a disciple of Jesus, but concealed, through the fear of the Jews — ask of Pilate, that he may take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave leave; he came, therefore, and took away the body of Jesus,

³⁹ and Nicodemus also came — who came unto Jesus by night at the first — bearing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, as it were, a hundred pounds.

⁴⁰ They took, therefore, the body of Jesus, and bound it with linen clothes with the spices, according as it was the custom of the Jews to prepare for burial;