John 19:23–42

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

JESUS’S BURIAL

³⁸After^ag this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus—but secretly because of his fear of the Jews—asked Pilate that he might remove Jesus’s body.^ah Pilate gave him permission; so he came and took his body away. ³⁹Nicodemus^ai (who had previously come to him at night) also came, bringing a mixture of about seventy-five pounds^D of myrrh and aloes. ⁴⁰They took Jesus’s body^aj and wrapped it in linen cloths^ak with the fragrant spices, according to the burial^al custom of the Jews. ⁴¹There was a garden in the place where he was crucified. A new tomb was in the garden; no one had yet been placed in it. ⁴²They placed Jesus there because of the Jewish day of preparation and since the tomb was nearby.