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John 18:32
This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records this statement after Jewish leaders inform Pilate they lack authority to execute anyone, marking the moment Jesus’ death shifts from Jewish trial to Roman crucifixion.
The words — λόγος (logos) means word, and πληρωθῆναι (plērōthēnai) means to be fulfilled, indicating the event matches Jesus’ prior prediction.
The thread — This fulfillment pattern appears in Matthew 20:19, Matthew 26:2, and John 3:14, where Jesus’ death is repeatedly foretold as a specific, necessary event.
Why it lands — It requires recognizing that the crucifixion was the exact outcome Jesus previously described, demanding acceptance of divine foreknowledge over human circumstance.
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The Greek words
King James Version
That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.
Cross-references
- Matthew 20:19 and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third day He will be raised to life.”
- Matthew 26:2 “You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
- John 3:14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
- John 12:32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”
- Luke 18:32 He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.
- Deuteronomy 21:23 you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
- Mark 10:33 “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles,
- John 8:28 So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.
- Psalms 22:16 For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
- Luke 24:7 ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’”