John 19:25-35

25 Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

26 When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman,^[a] here is your son,”

27 and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.

The Death of Jesus

28 Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”

29 A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips.

30 When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

31 Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down.

32 The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other.

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

34 Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.

35 The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 27:55,56; Mark 15:40,41; Luke 23:49
• 2. S Matthew 12:46
• 3. Luke 24:18
• 4. S Matthew 12:46
• 5. S John 13:23
• 6. S ver 30; John 13:1
• 7. ver 24,36,37; S Matthew 1:22
• 8. Psalms 69:21
• 9. Luke 12:50; John 4:34; John 17:4
• 10. ver 14,42
• 11. Deuteronomy 21:23; Joshua 8:29; Joshua 10:26,27
• 12. ver 18
• 13. Zechariah 12:10; Revelation 1:7
• 14. 1 John 5:6,8
• 15. S Luke 24:48
• 16. John 15:27; John 21:24

Footnotes

• [a]. The Greek for "Woman" does not denote any disrespect.