John 19:26–35

²⁶When 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

Jesus’ Side Pierced

³¹Since it was the preparation day, ^othe Jews did not want the bodies ^pto remain on the cross ^qon the Sabbath ^r(for that Sabbath was a special ^sday). They requested that Pilate have the men’s legs broken and that their bodies be taken away. ^t32So 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. ^u34But one of the soldiers pierced ^vHis side ^wwith a spear, and at once blood and water ^xcame out. ³⁵He who saw this has testified ^yso that you also may believe. His testimony is true, and he knows he is telling the truth. ^z