Every Woman's Bible Journaling Edition, Filament Enabled - Book - Page 48
JOHN 20
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and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother
standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said
to her, “Dear woman, here is your son.” 27And he said
to this disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from then
on this disciple took her into his home.
The Death of Jesus
28 Jesus knew that his mission was now finished,
and to fulfill Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.”* 29A
jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a
sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it
up to his lips. 30 When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It
is finished!” Then he bowed his head and gave up
his spirit.
31 It was the day of preparation, and the Jewish
leaders didn’t want the bodies hanging there the
next day, which was the Sabbath (and a very special
Sabbath, because it was Passover week). So they
asked Pilate to hasten their deaths by ordering that
their legs be broken. Then their bodies could be
taken down. 32 So the soldiers came and broke the
legs of the two men crucified with Jesus. 33 But when
they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already
dead, so they didn’t break his legs. 34 One of the soldiers, however, pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out. 35 (This report
is from an eyewitness giving an accurate account.
He speaks the truth so that you also may continue
to believe.*) 36 These things happened in fulfillment
of the Scriptures that say, “Not one of his bones will
be broken,”* 37 and “They will look on the one they
pierced.”*
He brought about seventy-five pounds* of perfumed
ointment made from myrrh and aloes. 40 Following
Jewish burial custom, they wrapped Jesus’ body
with the spices in long sheets of linen cloth. 41 The
place of crucifixion was near a garden, where there
was a new tomb, never used before. 42And so, because it was the day of preparation for the Jewish
Passover* and since the tomb was close at hand, they
laid Jesus there.
The Resurrection
Early on Sunday morning,* while it was still
dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb
and found that the stone had been rolled away from
the entrance. 2 She ran and found Simon Peter and
the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She
said, “They have taken the Lord’s body out of the
tomb, and we don’t know where they have put
him!”
3 Peter and the other disciple started out for the
tomb. 4 They were both running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 He
stooped and looked in and saw the linen wrappings
lying there, but he didn’t go in. 6 Then Simon Peter
arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen
wrappings lying there, 7 while the cloth that had
covered Jesus’ head was folded up and lying apart
from the other wrappings. 8 Then the disciple who
had reached the tomb first also went in, and he saw
and believed—9 for until then they still hadn’t understood the Scriptures that said Jesus must rise from
the dead. 10 Then they went home.
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The Burial of Jesus
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene
Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a
secret disciple of Jesus (because he feared the Jewish
leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down
Jesus’ body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph
came and took the body away. 39 With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night.
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Mary was standing outside the tomb crying, and as
she wept, she stooped and looked in. 12 She saw two
white-robed angels, one sitting at the head and the
other at the foot of the place where the body of Jesus
had been lying. 13 “Dear woman, why are you crying?”
the angels asked her.
19:28 See Pss 22:15; 69:21. 19:35 Some manuscripts read that you also may believe. 19:36 Exod 12:46; Num 9:12; Ps 34:20.
19:37 Zech 12:10. 19:39 Greek 100 litras [32.7 kilograms]. 19:42 Greek because of the Jewish day of preparation. 20:1 Greek
On the first day of the week.
19:26-27 John depicts Jesus as controlling his death (10:18;
18:8, 36-37; 19:11, 28-30). On the cross, this control is displayed
by Jesus calmly arranging for someone to care for his mother,
indicating his love for her. This note about Jesus caring for his
mother in his last moments can balance Scriptures that address
the cost of following him, such as leaving behind someone’s
parents (like Matthew 19:27-30). Caring well for our families is
in line with Jesus’ calling for our lives, and we should try our best
to do so. But it is important not to let our families keep us from
following Jesus if they are opposed to him.
19:27 In leaving his mother to John’s care, Jesus was employing a Jewish family law that assigned the care of one person to
another. The scene had an additional significance: The people
who were present represented the new community of the
church that was born at the cross. Jesus wanted them to care
for each other in obedience to his command to love one another
(13:34; 15:12, 17).
20:1-2 John describes Mary Magdalene as venturing out at
night to see Jesus’ tomb (see also Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:1-2;
Luke 24:1). Although the “we” in her words hints that she might
not have been alone, traveling at night was unconventional and
risky for a woman, even more so than it is today. This is one of
the instances in which John shows women’s individuality and
their personalities, compared to the other Gospels.
20:11-18 Mary Magdalene became the first person to see the
resurrected Jesus because, in her grief, she stayed. Although
society emphasizes “getting back to normal” after loss, those of
us experiencing grief know the necessity of slowing down and
staying. Even when weeping is the only thing we know to do,
we can hope that God will see our pain and tears.
