John 19:26-36

26 When Jesus saw his mother and ¹the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, ²"Woman, behold, your son!"

27 Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to ³his own home.

The Death of Jesus

28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now ⁴finished, said (⁵to fulfill the Scripture), ⁶"I thirst."

29 A jar full of sour wine stood there, ⁷so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth.

30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, ⁸"It is finished," and he bowed his head and ⁹gave up his spirit.

Jesus' Side Is Pierced

31 Since it was ¹⁰the day of Preparation, and ¹¹so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was ¹²a high day), the Jews 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, and of the other ¹³who had been crucified with him.

33 But when they came to Jesus and 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 at once there came out ¹⁴blood and water.

35 ¹⁵He who saw it has borne witness--¹⁶his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth--¹⁷that you also may believe.

36 ¹⁸For these things took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled: ¹⁹"Not one of his bones ²⁰will be broken."

Cross References

• 1. See John 13:23
• 2. John 2:4
• 3. [John 16:32]
• 4. [ver. 30]
• 5. [See ver. 24 above]
• 6. Psalms 69:21; See John 4:6, 7
• 7. Matthew 27:48; Mark 15:36; [Luke 23:36]
• 8. [ver. 28; Acts 13:29]; See John 17:4
• 9. Matthew 27:50; Mark 15:37; Luke 23:46
• 10. ver. 14
• 11. Deuteronomy 21:23; Joshua 8:29; Joshua 10:26, 27
• 12. Exodus 12:16
• 13. ver. 18
• 14. 1 John 5:6, 8
• 15. 1 John 1:1-3; Revelation 1:2; See John 15:27
• 16. [John 21:24]
• 17. [John 20:31]
• 18. See Matthew 1:22
• 19. Cited from Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12; [1 Corinthians 5:7]
• 20. Psalms 34:20