and “They will look on the one they pierced.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they pierced.”
- KJV And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.
- BSB And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”
- NKJV And again another Scripture says, “They shall look on Him whom they pierced.”
- NASB And again another Scripture says, “They will look at Him whom they pierced.”
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Quick answer
The pierced side fulfills the prophecy 'They will look on him whom they pierced.' It points to a future reckoning and to faith.
Overview
John quotes Zechariah 12:10, where people look on the one they pierced and mourn. The piercing of Jesus fulfills this word and anticipates both the mourning of repentant faith now and the universal recognition of Christ at his return (Revelation 1:7). The Scripture-saturated narrative again confirms Jesus as the promised one.
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Cross-references · 3
- Zech 12:10I will pour on David’s house, and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they will look to me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son, and will grieve bitterly for him, as one grieves for his firstborn.
- Rev 1:7Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
- Ps 22:16–17For dogs have surrounded me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. They have pierced my hands and feet.
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