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href="/bsb/john/19.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/19.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />and, as another scripture says, &#8220They will look on the one they have pierced.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />and “They will look on the one they pierced.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they have pierced.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/19.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And again, another Scripture says: "They will look on the <i>One</i> they have pierced."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And again another Scripture says, “They shall look on Him whom they pierced.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And again another Scripture says, “THEY WILL LOOK AT HIM WHOM THEY PIERCED.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And again another Scripture says, &#8220THEY SHALL LOOK ON HIM WHOM THEY PIERCED.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And again another Scripture says, “THEY SHALL LOOK ON HIM WHOM THEY PIERCED.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And again another Scripture says, “THEY SHALL LOOK ON HIM WHOM THEY PIERCED.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And again another Scripture says, “THEY SHALL LOOK AT HIM WHOM THEY HAVE PIERCED.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Also, another Scripture says: They will look at the one they pierced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Also, another Scripture says: They will look at the One they pierced. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and "They will see the one in whose side they stuck a spear." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Another Scripture passage says, "They will look at the person whom they have stabbed."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And there is another scripture that says, "People will look at him whom they pierced." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />In addition, another passage of Scripture says, "They will look on the one whom they pierced." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And, as another Scripture says: ?They will look on the One they have pierced.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And again another scripture says, "They will look on the one whom they have pierced." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Again another Scripture says, "They will look on him whom they pierced."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/19.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And again another Scripture says, "They shall look on Him whom they have pierced."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they pierced.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and again another Writing says, “They will look to Him whom they pierced.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/19.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And again, another Scripture says: "They will look on the <i>One</i> they have pierced."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and again another Writing saith, 'They shall look to him whom they did pierce.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And again another writing says, They shall look on whom they goaded.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And again another scripture saith: They shall look on him whom they pierced. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And again, another Scripture says: “They shall look upon him, whom they have pierced.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And again another passage says: “They will look upon him whom they have pierced.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And again another passage of scripture says, “They will look on the one whom they have pierced.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And again another scripture which said, They shall look on him whom they pierced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/19.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And another scripture again, that says, “They shall gaze at him whom they pierced through.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/19.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And again another scripture says: They shall look on him whom they pierced.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/19.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Again another Scripture says, They shall look on Him, whom they have pierced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/19.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And again another scripture saith, ?They shall look on him whom they have pierced.?<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/19.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and again the scripture saith elsewhere, "they shall look on him whom they pierced."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/19.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And again another Scripture says, "They shall look on Him whom they have pierced."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/19.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And again another Scripture says, "They shall look on Him Whom they pierced."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/19.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And again another scripture saith, They shall look on Him whom they have pierced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/19-37.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=6966" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/19.htm">Jesus' Side is Pierced</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">36</span>Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.” <span class="reftext">37</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And,</a> <a href="/greek/3825.htm" title="3825: palin (Adv) -- Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand."></a> <a href="/greek/2087.htm" title="2087: hetera (Adj-NFS) -- (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different.">as another</a> <a href="/greek/1124.htm" title="1124: graphē (N-NFS) -- (a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures. A document, i.e. Holy Writ.">Scripture</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">says:</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: Opsontai (V-FIM-3P) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">“They will look</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">on</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hon (RelPro-AMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">the One</a> <a href="/greek/1574.htm" title="1574: exekentēsan (V-AIA-3P) -- To pierce through (or deeply), transfix. From ek and the base of kentron; to transfix.">they have pierced.”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">38</span>Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a></span><br />Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Revelation 1:7</a></span><br />Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Psalm 22:16</a></span><br />For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a></span><br />But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-30.htm">Matthew 24:30</a></span><br />At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-14.htm">John 3:14</a></span><br />Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/21-9.htm">Numbers 21:9</a></span><br />So Moses made a bronze snake and mounted it on a pole. If anyone who was bitten looked at the bronze snake, he would live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-32.htm">John 12:32-33</a></span><br />And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.” / He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Acts 2:23</a></span><br />He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-6.htm">Romans 5:6</a></span><br />For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a></span><br />He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a></span><br />Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-2.htm">Hebrews 12:2</a></span><br />Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-8.htm">Philippians 2:8</a></span><br />And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-39.htm">Mark 15:39</a></span><br />When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And again another scripture said, They shall look on him whom they pierced.</p><p class="hdg">They.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Psalm 22:16,17</a></b></br> For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a></b></br> And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for <i>his</i> only <i>son</i>, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for <i>his</i> firstborn.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Revelation 1:7</a></b></br> Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they <i>also</i> which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/19-34.htm">Pierce</a> <a href="/john/19-34.htm">Pierced</a> <a href="/john/19-36.htm">Scripture</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-14.htm">Spears</a> <a href="/psalms/145-1.htm">Verse</a> <a href="/luke/20-12.htm">Wounded</a> <a href="/john/19-36.htm">Writing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">Pierce</a> <a href="/acts/2-37.htm">Pierced</a> <a href="/john/20-9.htm">Scripture</a> <a href="/acts/23-23.htm">Spears</a> <a href="/acts/17-28.htm">Verse</a> <a href="/acts/19-16.htm">Wounded</a> <a href="/john/20-9.htm">Writing</a><div class="vheading2">John 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-1.htm">Jesus is scourged, crowned with thorns, and beaten.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-4.htm">Pilate is desirous to release him, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-15.htm">but being overcome with the outrage of the crowd, he delivers him to be crucified.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-23.htm">They cast lots for his garments.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-25.htm">He commends his mother to John.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-28.htm">He dies.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-31.htm">His side is pierced.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-38.htm">He is buried by Joseph and Nicodemus.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And, as another Scripture says:</b><br>This phrase indicates the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy, a common theme in the Gospel of John. The author often highlights how Jesus' life and death fulfill the Hebrew Scriptures, underscoring the continuity between the Old and New Testaments. This particular reference points to the prophetic nature of Jesus' crucifixion, emphasizing that it was not a random event but part of God's divine plan.<p><b>“They will look on the One they have pierced.”</b><br>This is a direct reference to <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a>, which speaks of a future time when the inhabitants of Jerusalem will mourn for the one they have pierced. In its original context, this prophecy is about the restoration and repentance of Israel. In the New Testament, it is applied to Jesus, highlighting His role as the suffering Messiah. The piercing refers to the crucifixion, where Jesus' side was pierced by a Roman soldier's spear (<a href="/john/19-34.htm">John 19:34</a>). This act fulfills the prophecy and signifies the recognition of Jesus as the Messiah, even by those who initially rejected Him. The imagery of looking upon the pierced one also suggests a future acknowledgment and repentance, pointing to eschatological themes where all will recognize Jesus' true identity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure of this verse, Jesus is the one who is pierced. His crucifixion is the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/roman_soldiers.htm">Roman Soldiers</a></b><br>They are the ones who physically pierced Jesus' side with a spear, as part of the crucifixion process.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where the crucifixion took place, fulfilling the prophecies concerning the Messiah's suffering.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a></b><br>The prophet whose writings are referenced in this verse, specifically <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a>, which foretells the piercing of the Messiah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/john_the_apostle.htm">John the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of the Gospel of John, who records this event and its prophetic significance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a></b><br>Jesus' crucifixion was not a random act of violence but a fulfillment of God's redemptive plan as foretold by the prophets.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognition_of_jesus'_sacrifice.htm">Recognition of Jesus' Sacrifice</a></b><br>Believers are called to recognize and reflect on the significance of Jesus' sacrifice, understanding it as the ultimate act of love and redemption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_sin_and_redemption.htm">The Reality of Sin and Redemption</a></b><br>The piercing of Jesus is a stark reminder of the seriousness of sin and the lengths to which God went to provide redemption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_future_revelation.htm">Hope in Future Revelation</a></b><br>Just as the prophecy was fulfilled in Jesus' first coming, believers can have hope in the promises concerning His second coming.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_witness.htm">Call to Witness</a></b><br>As John bore witness to these events, Christians are called to bear witness to the truth of the Gospel in their lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_spear_of_destiny's_impact.htm">What is the Spear of Destiny's historical significance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_longinus_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Longinus in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_for_zechariah_12_10.htm">If Zechariah 12:10 refers to mourning over “the one they have pierced,” why is there no clear historical or archaeological evidence of a specific individual who fits this description? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_zech._12_10-14_rites_compare.htm">How do the mourning rites described in Zechariah 12:10–14 compare to other Old Testament passages, and why do some scholars see inconsistencies in the depiction of national lamentation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(37) <span class= "bld">They shall look on him whom they pierced.</span>--The words, as they occur in the Authorised version, of the prophecy are, "They shall look upon Me whom they have pierced," but the reading which St. John has followed is that of many MSS., and is adopted by many Rabbinic (as Rashi and Kimchi) and many modern authorities (as Ewald and Geiger). The Greek translation (LXX.) of the prophet avoided the strong word "pierced," as applied to Jehovah, and substituted for it "insulted." St. John translates the original Hebrew freely for himself (comp. <a href="/revelation/1-7.htm" title="Behold, he comes with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.">Revelation 1:7</a>), and gives the undoubted meaning of the Hebrew word, translating it by the same Greek word which is used by Aquila, Theodotion, and Symmachus. He thinks of the prophecy which spoke of Jehovah as pierced by His people, and sees it fulfilled in the Messiah pierced on the cross.<p>For the fulfilment of the prophecy, comp. Notes on <a href="/john/8-28.htm" title="Then said Jesus to them, When you have lifted up the Son of man, then shall you know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father has taught me, I speak these things.">John 8:28</a>; <a href="/john/12-32.htm" title="And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to me.">John 12:32</a>. Jewish Rabbis, and Greek proselytes, and Roman soldiers alike looked, as they stood before the cross, on Him whom they pierced. That scene is typical. He shall draw all men unto Him, and the moral power over the heart of humanity will be the heart of love, which loves and therefore saves him that has pierced it through and through. "God commendeth His love towards us, in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 37.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And again another Scripture saith</span>. The second of the Old Testament quotations is in several ways important and noteworthy. <span class="cmt_word">They shall look on him whom they pierced</span> (<span class="greek">εἰς ὅν ἐξεκέντησαν</span>). The original passage is (<a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a>), <span class="hebrew">אֵלִי אֵתאּאֲשֶׁר דָּקָדוּ</span>, "They shall look upon me whom they pierced." The evangelist altered the ME into HIM, which, as it stands in the old oracle, and regarded as the language of Jehovah, is sufficiently surprising. The LXX. had felt the difficulty, and translated it <span class="greek">Ἐπιβλέψονται πρός με ἀνθ</span> <span class="greek">ῶν κατωρχήσαντο</span>, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "They shall look towards me, because they have insulted me." Their repentance and misgiving shall be aroused, because in response for those things which they have done contemptuously against me. It is interesting to see that John is more accurate in his Greek translation of this prophetic passage, viz. <span class="greek">ὄψονται</span> or <span class="greek">ο{ν</span>, "They shall look" with love and grace and repentance "on him whom (<span class="greek">ἐξεκέντησαν</span>) they pierced." This Greek rendering of the Hebrew is followed by Aquila, Theodotion, and Symmachus, and is quoted by Justin Martyr; it is also found in <a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Revelation 1:7</a>, forming a link of connection between the Gospel and the Apocalypse. Moreover, it is most impressive to find that the awful tragedy does not close even in the hands of this writer without a word of promise and hope. <a href="/zechariah/12-8.htm">Zechariah 12:8-14</a> is clearly in the mind of the apostle. The merciful Lord waits for the repentance of Israel, of those who, by instigating Roman power for his destruction, pierced him by their trenchant ingratitude as well as by the Roman spear. It will be fulfilled more completely when every eye shall see him, and the full revelation of his majesty shall smite the whole world with penitence or despair. This remarkable event and its issue, whatever may have been the precise physiological fact, establishes: <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> The autoptic testimony of one who scarcely expected to be credited with the result of his observation. <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> The genuine humanity of our Lord. <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> The more than humanity of his manner of death. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/19-37.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">And,</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">as another</span><br /><span class="grk">ἑτέρα</span> <span class="translit">(hetera)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2087.htm">Strong's 2087: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Scripture</span><br /><span class="grk">γραφὴ</span> <span class="translit">(graphē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1124.htm">Strong's 1124: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures. A document, i.e. Holy Writ.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">says:</span><br /><span class="grk">λέγει</span> <span class="translit">(legei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">“They will look</span><br /><span class="grk">Ὄψονται</span> <span class="translit">(Opsontai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰς</span> <span class="translit">(eis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the [One]</span><br /><span class="grk">ὃν</span> <span class="translit">(hon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">they have pierced.”</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐξεκέντησαν</span> <span class="translit">(exekentēsan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1574.htm">Strong's 1574: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pierce through (or deeply), transfix. 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