John 19:23-33

23 Then ¹the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made ²four parts, a part to every soldier and also the tunic; now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece.

24 So they said to one another, "³Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be"; ⁴this was to fulfill the Scripture: "THEY ⁵DIVIDED MY OUTER GARMENTS AMONG THEM, AND FOR MY CLOTHING THEY CAST LOTS."

25 Therefore the soldiers did these things. ⁶But standing by the cross of Jesus were ⁷His mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and ⁸Mary Magdalene.

26 When Jesus then saw His mother, and ⁹the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, "¹⁰Woman, behold, your son!"

27 Then He said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" From that hour the disciple took her into ¹¹his own household.

28 After this, Jesus, ¹²knowing that all things had already been accomplished, ¹³to fulfill the Scripture, said, "¹⁴I am thirsty."

29 A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so ¹⁵they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth.

30 Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "¹⁶It is finished!" And He bowed His head and ¹⁷gave up His spirit.

Care of the Body of Jesus

31 Then the Jews, because it was ¹⁸the day of preparation, so that ¹⁹the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a ²⁰high day ), 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 man and of the other who was ²¹crucified with Him;

33 but coming to Jesus, when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.

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Cross References 21

1. Matthew 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34
2. Acts 12:4
3. Exodus 28:32; Matthew 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34
4. John 19:28, 36
5. Psalms 22:18
6. Matthew 27:55; Mark 15:40; Luke 23:49
7. Matthew 12:46
8. Luke 8:2; John 20:1, 18
9. John 13:23
10. John 2:4
11. Luke 18:28; John 1:11; John 16:32; Acts 21:6
12. John 13:1; John 17:4
13. John 19:24, 36
14. Psalms 69:21
15. John 19:29, 30: {Matthew 27:48, 50; Mark 15:36; Luke 23:36}
16. John 17:4
17. Matthew 27:50; Mark 15:37; Luke 23:46
18. John 19:14, 42
19. Deuteronomy 21:23; Joshua 8:29; Joshua 10:26
20. Exodus 12:16
21. John 19:18

Footnotes 4

[a]. Gr "khiton," the garment worn next to the skin
[b]. Lit "from the upper part through the whole"
[c]. Lit "a lot"
[d]. Lit "for the day of that Sabbath was great"