John 19:26–35

²⁶Jesus saw his mother and the disciple he loved standing there; so he said to his mother, “He is your son.”

²⁷Then he said to the disciple, “She is your mother.” From that time the disciple took her to live in his home.

The Death of Jesus

^28*Jesus knew that by now everything had been completed; and in order to make the scripture come true, he said, “I am thirsty.”

²⁹A bowl was there, full of cheap wine; so a sponge was soaked in the wine, put on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted up to his lips. ³⁰Jesus drank the wine and said, “It is finished!”

Then he bowed his head and died.

Jesus’ Side Is Pierced

³¹Then the Jewish authorities asked Pilate to allow them to break the legs of the men who had been crucified, and to take the bodies down from the crosses. They requested this because it was Friday, and they did not want the bodies to stay on the crosses on the Sabbath, since the coming Sabbath was especially holy. ³²So the soldiers went and broke the legs of the first man and then of the other man who had been crucified with Jesus. ³³But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead, so they did not break his legs. ³⁴One of the soldiers, however, plunged his spear into Jesus’ side, and at once blood and water poured out. ³⁵(The one who saw this happen has spoken of it, so that you also may believe.^k What he said is true, and he knows that he speaks the truth.)