John 19:25-35

25 Therefore the soldiers did these things. ¹But standing by the cross of Jesus were ²His mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and ³Mary Magdalene.

26 When Jesus then saw His mother, and ⁴the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, "⁵Woman, behold, your son!"

27 Then He said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" From that hour the disciple took her into ⁶his own household.

28 After this, Jesus, ⁷knowing that all things had already been accomplished, ⁸to fulfill the Scripture, said, "⁹I am thirsty."

29 A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so ¹⁰they 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, "¹¹It is finished!" And He bowed His head and ¹²gave up His spirit.

Care of the Body of Jesus

31 Then the Jews, because it was ¹³the day of preparation, so that ¹⁴the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a ¹⁵high 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 ¹⁶crucified with Him;

33 but coming to Jesus, when they 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 immediately ¹⁷blood and water came out.

35 And he who has seen has ¹⁸testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.

Cross References

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

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "for the day of that Sabbath was great"