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1When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom,
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so they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be."
2This was to fulfill the Scripture which says,
3"They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots."So the soldiers did these things,
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4but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
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When Jesus saw his mother and
5the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother,
6"Woman, behold, your son!"
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Then he said to the disciple,
"Behold, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to
7his own home.
The Death of Jesus
28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now
8finished, said (
9to fulfill the Scripture),
10"I thirst."
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A jar full of sour wine stood there,
11so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth.
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When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said,
12"It is finished," and he bowed his head and
13gave up his spirit.
Jesus' Side Is Pierced
31 Since it was
14the day of Preparation, and
15so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was
16a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away.
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So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other
17who had been crucified with him.
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But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.
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But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out
18blood and water.
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19He who saw it has borne witness--
20his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth--
21that you also may believe.
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22For these things took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled:
23"Not one of his bones
24will be broken."
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And again another Scripture says,
25"They will look on him whom they have pierced."
Jesus Is Buried
38 26After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly
27for 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.
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28Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus by night, came
29bringing a mixture of
30myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds in weight.
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So they took the body of Jesus and
31bound it in
32linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.
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Now in the place where he was crucified there was a
33garden, and
34in the garden a new tomb
35in which no one had yet been laid.
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So because of the Jewish
36day of Preparation,
37since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.