Listening Practice:

Watch the video clip again and fill in the missing words from the dropdown box:

31 Then the Jewish authorities asked Pilate to them to break the legs of the men who had been , and to take the bodies down from the crosses. They requested this because it was and they did not want the bodies to on the crosses on the Sabbath, since the coming Sabbath was especially .

32 So the soldiers went and broke the legs of the man and then of the other man who had been crucified with Jesus.

33 But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already , so they did not break his legs.

34 One of the soldiers, however, his spear into Jesus' side, and at once and water poured out.

35 (The one who saw this happen has spoken of it, so that you may also believe. What he said is , and he knows that he speaks the truth.)

36 This was done to make the Scripture come true: "Not one of his will be broken."

37 And there is another Scripture that says: "People will look at him, whom they ."

38 After this, Joseph, who was from the town of Arimathea, asked Pilate if he could take Jesus' body. (Joseph was a follower of Jesus, but in , because he was afraid of the Jewish authorities.) Pilate told him he could have the body, so Joseph went and took it.

39 Nicodemus, who at first had gone to see Jesus at , went with Joseph, taking with him about 100 pounds of, a mixture of myrrh and aloe.

40 The two men took Jesus' body and wrapped it in cloths with the spices according to the Jewish of preparing a body for burial.

41 There was a in the place where Jesus had been put to death, and in it there was a new where no one had ever been buried.

42 Since it was the day before the Sabbath and because the tomb was close by, they placed Jesus' body there.

Matching exercise: Match the words on the left with the definitions on the right:

Completion exercise: Complete these sentences with words from the exercise above: (Hint: you may need to change the form of the word.)

1. Your is safe; I won't tell anyone.
2. The young mother treated her little boy's burned finger with .
3. We our son to use the family car.
4. A diver into the water from a cliff.
5. The needle my skin.
6. She wore a summer dress made of .
7. I like tea with cinnamon in it.
8. The Bible is a book.

Comprehension and discussion questions: Discuss these questions in your group or with a partner.

1. Why did the Jewish leaders want the bodies taken down from the crosses?
2. Who do you think is the person referred to in verse 35?
3. Why did the soldiers not break Jesus' legs?
4. How did the soldiers make sure Jesus was dead?
5. How many old Scripture writings came true in this short passage about Jesus' death?
6. Why do you think John quotes them?
7. What kind of followers of Jesus were Joseph and Nicodemus? Why?
8. Where was Jesus buried?
9. Describe some Jewish burial practices and customs. What adjectives come to your mind when you think of Jesus' death and burial?