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John 19:38-42

Today’s Scripture: 38Later, a man named Joseph from Arimathea asked Pilate if he could take the body of Jesus. (Joseph was a secret follower of Jesus, because he was afraid of the Jews.) Pilate gave his permission. So Joseph came and took Jesus’ body away. 39Nicodemus went with Joseph. Nicodemus was the man who earlier […]

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John 19:28-37

Today’s Scripture: 28After this, Jesus knew that everything had been done. To make the Scripture come true, he said, “I am thirsty.”[a] 29There was a jar full of vinegar there, so the soldiers soaked a sponge in it. Then they put the sponge on a branch of a hyssop plant and lifted it to Jesus’ […]

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John 19:17-27

Today’s Scripture: 17Carrying his own cross, Jesus went out to a place called The Place of the Skull. (In the Jewish language[a] this place is called Golgotha.) 18There they nailed Jesus to the cross. They also put two other men on crosses, one on each side of Jesus with Jesus in the middle. 19Pilate wrote […]

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John 19:7-16

Today’s Scripture: 7The Jews answered, “We have a law that says he should die, because he said he is the Son of God.” 8When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid. 9He went back inside the palace and asked Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus did not answer him. 10Pilate said, “You refuse […]

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John 19:1-6

Today’s Scripture: Then Pilate ordered that Jesus be taken away and whipped. 2 The soldiers used some thorny branches to make a crown. They put this crown on Jesus’ head and put a purple robe around him. 3 Then they came to Jesus many times and said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” They hit Jesus in the […]

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John 18:28-40

Today’s Scripture: 28 Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas’ house to the Roman governor’s palace. It was early in the morning. The Jews would not go inside the palace. They did not want to make themselves unclean,[a] because they wanted to eat the Passover meal. 29 So Pilate went outside to them. He asked, “What charges do […]

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John 18:19-27

Today’s Scripture: 19 The high priest asked Jesus questions about his followers and his teaching. 20 Jesus answered, “I have spoken openly to everyone. I have always taught in synagogues and in the Temple, where all the Jews come together. I never said anything in secret. 21 So why do you question me? Ask the people who heard […]

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John 18:12-18

Today’s Scripture: 12 Then the soldiers with their commander and the Jewish guards arrested Jesus. They tied him 13 and led him first to Annas. Annas was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year. 14 Caiaphas was the one who had told the Jews that it would be better if one man died for all the […]

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John 18:1-11

Today’s Scripture: When Jesus finished praying, he left with his followers. They went across the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was a garden of olive trees. Jesus and his followers went there. 2 Judas knew where this place was, because Jesus met there often with his followers. Judas was the one who turned against […]

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John 17:13-26

Today’s Scripture: 13 “I am coming to you now. But I pray these things while I am still in the world. I say these things so that these men can have my joy. I want them to have all of my joy. 14 I have given them your teaching. And the world has hated them. The world […]

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