He came for a witness, to bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him.

I myself did not know him; but for this I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel."

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved.

They said this to test him, that they might have something of which to accuse him. But Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.

Jesus answered, "Neither this man sinned nor his parents sinned. But that the works of God might be revealed in him,

Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, he should report it, so that they might arrest him.

that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke: "Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"

While I was with them, I kept them in your name the name you gave me. I have guarded them, and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.

Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium, and it was early morning. But they did not enter the Praetorium themselves, so that they might not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.

So they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be." This happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says: "They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots." This is what the soldiers did.

After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, "I thirst."

Therefore, because it was the day of Preparation, that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

After this Josnt of Arimathea, who was 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 his body.