John 19:17–30

¹⁷Carrying ^tHis own cross, ^uHe went out to what is called Skull Place, which in Hebrew 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 lettered and put on the cross. The inscription was:

JESUS THE NAZARENE THE KING OF THE JEWS.

²⁰Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, ^vand it was written in Hebrew, ^wLatin, and Greek. ²¹So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Don’t write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ ^xbut 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.” They did this to fulfill ^ythe Scripture ^zthat says: They divided My clothes among themselves, and they cast lots for My clothing. ^abAnd this is what the soldiers did.

Jesus’ Provision for His Mother

²⁵Standing ^cby the cross ^dof Jesus were His mother, ^eHis mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. ^f26When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple He loved ^gstanding 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 ^hthis, when Jesus knew that everything was now accomplished ⁱthat the Scripture might be fulfilled, He said, “I’m thirsty!” ^j29A jar full of sour wine was sitting there; so they fixed a sponge full of sour wine on hyssop ^kland held it up to His mouth.

³⁰When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” ^m Then bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. ⁿ