John 19:17–30

¹⁷Carrying his own cross,^w he went out to the place of the Skull^x (which in Aramaic^y is called Golgotha). ¹⁸There they crucified him, and with him two others^z—one on each side and Jesus in the middle.

¹⁹Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: jesus of nazareth,^a the king of the jews.^{b 20}Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city,^c and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek. ²¹The chief priests of the Jews protested to Pilate, “Do not write ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that this man claimed to be king of the Jews.”^d

²²Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”

²³When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.

²⁴“Let’s not tear it,” they said to one another. “Let’s decide by lot who will get it.”

This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled^e that said,

“They divided my clothes among them

and cast lots for my garment.”^af

So this is what the soldiers did.

²⁵Near the cross^g of Jesus stood his mother,^h his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.^{i 26}When Jesus saw his mother^j there, and the disciple whom he loved^k standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman,^b here is your son,” ²⁷and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.

The Death of Jesus

19:29,30pp—Mt 27:48,50; Mk 15:36,37; Lk 23:36

²⁸Later, knowing that everything had now been finished,^l and so that Scripture would be fulfilled,^m Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” ²⁹A jar of wine vinegarⁿ was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. ³⁰When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.”^o With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.