John 19:26–35

²⁶So Jesus, seeing his^* mother and the disciple whom he loved standing there, said to his^* mother, “Woman, behold your son!” ²⁷Then he said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home.

Jesus Dies on the Cross

²⁸After this, Jesus, knowing that now at last everything was completed, in order that the scripture would be fulfilled, said, “I am thirsty.” ²⁹A jar full of sour wine was standing there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a branch of hyssop and^* brought it^* to his mouth. ³⁰Then when he had received the sour wine, Jesus said, “It is completed,”^d and bowing his^* head, he gave up his^* spirit.

³¹Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was an important day), asked Pilate that their legs could be broken and they could be taken away. ³²So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who had been crucified with him. ³³But when they^* came to Jesus, after they saw he was already dead, they did not break his legs. ³⁴But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and blood and water came out immediately. ³⁵And the one who has seen it^* has testified, and his testimony is true, and that person knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.