John 19:18

The Passion Translation

And there they nailed him to the cross. He was crucified, along with two others, one on each side with Jesus in the middle.

Cross References

Psalm 22:16

They have pierced my hands and my feet. Like a pack of wild dogs they tear at me, swirling around me with their hatred. A band of evil men surrounds me.

Isaiah 53:12

So I, Yahweh, will assign him a portion among a great multitude, and he will triumph and divide the spoils of victory with his mighty ones — all because he poured out his life-blood to death. He was counted among the worst of sinners, yet he carried sin’s burden for many and intercedes for those who are rebels.

Matthew 27:44

Even the two criminals who were crucified with Jesus began to taunt him, hurling their insults on him.

John 18:32

(This was to fulfill the words of Jesus when he predicted the manner of death that he would die.)

John 19:32

So the soldiers broke the legs of the two men who were nailed there.

Acts 2:23

This Man’s destiny was prearranged, for God knew that Jesus would be handed over to you to be crucified and that you would execute him on a cross by the hands of lawless men. Yet it was all part of his predetermined plan.

Galatians 3:13

Yet, Christ paid the full price to set us free from the curse of the law. He absorbed the curse completely as he became a curse in our place. For it is written: “Everyone who is hung upon a tree is cursed.”

Hebrews 12:2

We look away from the natural realm and we focus our attention and expectation onto Jesus who birthed faith within us and who leads us forward into faith’s perfection. His example is this: Because his heart was focused on the joy of knowing that you would be his, he endured the agony of the cross and conquered its humiliation, and now sits exalted at the right hand of the throne of God!