John 19:27-37

27 Then He said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" From that hour the disciple took her into ¹his own household.

28 After this, Jesus, ²knowing that all things had already been accomplished, ³to fulfill the Scripture, said, "⁴I am thirsty."

29 A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so ⁵they 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, "⁶It is finished!" And He bowed His head and ⁷gave up His spirit.

Care of the Body of Jesus

31 Then the Jews, because it was ⁸the day of preparation, so that ⁹the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a ¹⁰high 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 ¹¹crucified 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 ¹²blood and water came out.

35 And he who has seen has ¹³testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.

36 For these things came to pass ¹⁴to fulfill the Scripture, "¹⁵NOT A BONE OF HIM SHALL BE BROKEN."

37 And again another Scripture says, "¹⁶THEY SHALL LOOK ON HIM WHOM THEY PIERCED."

Cross References

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

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "for the day of that Sabbath was great"
• [b]. Or "crushed" or "shattered"