34. But one of the soldiers stuck his spear into Jesus’ side. Immediately blood and water came out.
35. (The one who saw this happen has told about it. He told about it so that you also can believe. The things he says are true. He knows that he tells the truth.)
36. These things happened to give full meaning to the Scriptures that said, “None of his bones will be broken”
37. and “People will look at the one they stabbed.”
38. Later, a man named Joseph from Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. (Joseph was a follower of Jesus, but he did not tell anyone, because he was afraid of the Jewish leaders.) Pilate said Joseph could take Jesus’ body, so he came and took it away.
39. Nicodemus went with Joseph. He was the man who had come to Jesus before and talked to him at night. He brought about 100 pounds of spices—a mixture of myrrh and aloes.