John 19:26–35

²⁶When 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.

³¹Now it was the day of Preparation,^p and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses^q during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. ³²The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other.^{r 33}But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. ³⁴Instead, one of the soldiers pierced^s Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.^{t 35}The man who saw it^u has given testimony, and his testimony is true.^v He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe.