John 19:30-40

30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, ¹"It is finished," and he bowed his head and ²gave up his spirit.

Jesus' Side Is Pierced

31 Since it was ³the day of Preparation, and ⁴so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was ⁵a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away.

32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other ⁶who had been crucified with him.

33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.

34 But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out ⁷blood and water.

35 ⁸He who saw it has borne witness--⁹his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth--¹⁰that you also may believe.

36 ¹¹For these things took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled: ¹²"Not one of his bones ¹³will be broken."

37 And again another Scripture says, ¹⁴"They will look on him whom they have pierced."

Jesus Is Buried

38 ¹⁵After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly ¹⁶for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away his body.

39 ¹⁷Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus^[a] by night, came ¹⁸bringing a mixture of ¹⁹myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds^[b] in weight.

40 So they took the body of Jesus and ²⁰bound it in ²¹linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.

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Cross References 21

1. [ver. 28; Acts 13:29]; See John 17:4
2. Matthew 27:50; Mark 15:37; Luke 23:46
3. ver. 14
4. Deuteronomy 21:23; Joshua 8:29; Joshua 10:26, 27
5. Exodus 12:16
6. ver. 18
7. 1 John 5:6, 8
8. 1 John 1:1-3; Revelation 1:2; See John 15:27
9. [John 21:24]
10. [John 20:31]
11. See Matthew 1:22
12. Cited from Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12; [1 Corinthians 5:7]
13. Psalms 34:20
14. Cited from Zechariah 12:10; [Revelation 1:7]
15. For ver. 38-42, see Matthew 27:57-61; Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56
16. See John 7:13
17. John 3:1, 2; John 7:50
18. [Mark 16:1; Luke 24:1]
19. Psalms 45:8; Proverbs 7:17; Song of Songs 4:14
20. John 11:44; [2 Chronicles 16:14; Acts 5:6]
21. John 20:5-7; Luke 24:12

Footnotes 2

[a]. Greek him
[b]. Greek one hundred litras; a litra (or Roman pound) was equal to about 11 1/2 ounces or 327 grams

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