John 19:16–37

¹⁶Then he handed him over to be crucified.

THE CRUCIFIXION

Then they took Jesus away.^{D 17}Carrying^a the cross by himself,^b he went out to what is called Place of the Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. ¹⁸There they crucified him and two others with him, one on either side, with Jesus in the middle. ¹⁹Pilate also had a sign made and put on the cross. It said: Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. ²⁰Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city,^c and it was written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek. ²¹So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Don’t write, ‘The king of the Jews,’^d but that he said, ‘I am the king of the Jews.’ ”

²²Pilate replied, “What I have written, I have written.”

²³When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, a part for each soldier. They also took the tunic, which was seamless, woven in one piece from the top. ²⁴So they said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it, to see who gets it.” This happened that the Scripture^e might be fulfilled^f that says: They divided my clothes among themselves, and they cast lots for my clothing.^Eg This is what the soldiers did.

JESUS’S PROVISION FOR HIS MOTHER

²⁵Standing^h by the crossⁱ of Jesus were his mother,^j his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.^{k 26}When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple he loved^l standing there, he said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son.” ²⁷Then he said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.

THE FINISHED WORK OF JESUS

²⁸After^m this, when Jesus knew that everything was now finishedⁿ that the Scripture might be fulfilled, he said, “I’m thirsty.”^{o 29}A jar full of sour wine was sitting there; so they fixed a sponge full of sour wine on a hyssop branch^p and held it up to his mouth.

³⁰When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished.”^q Then bowing his head, he gave up his spirit.^r

JESUS’S SIDE PIERCED

³¹Since it was the preparation day,^s the Jews did not want the bodies^t to remain on the cross^u on the Sabbath^v (for that Sabbath was a special^A day). They requested that Pilate have the men’s legs broken and that their bodies be taken away.^{w 32}So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man and of the other one who had been crucified with him. ³³When they came to Jesus, they did not break his legs since they saw that he was already dead.^{x 34}But one of the soldiers pierced^y his side^z with a spear, and at once blood and water^aa came out. ³⁵He who saw this has testified^ab so that you also may believe. His testimony is true, and he knows he is telling the truth.^{ac 36}For these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled:^ad Not one of his bones will be broken.^{Bae 37}Also, another Scripture says: They will look at the one they pierced.^Caf