John 19:28-40

Christian Standard Bible

The Finished Work of Jesus

²⁸ After^(A) this, when Jesus knew that everything was now finished^(B) that the Scripture might be fulfilled, he said, “I’m thirsty.”^{(C) 29} A jar full of sour wine was sitting there; so they fixed a sponge full of sour wine on a hyssop branch^(D) and held it up to his mouth.

³⁰ When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished.”^(E) Then bowing his head, he gave up his spirit.^(F)

Jesus’s Side Pierced

³¹ Since it was the preparation day,^(G) the Jews did not want the bodies^(H) to remain on the cross^(I) on the Sabbath^(J) (for that Sabbath was a special^[a] day). They requested that Pilate have the men’s legs broken and that their bodies be taken away.^{(K) 32} So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man and of the other one who had been crucified with him. ³³ When they came to Jesus, they did not break his legs since they saw that he was already dead.^{(L) 34} But one of the soldiers pierced^(M) his side^(N) with a spear, and at once blood and water^(O) came out. ³⁵ He who saw this has testified^(P) so that you also may believe. His testimony is true, and he knows he is telling the truth.^{(Q) 36} For these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled:^(R) Not one of his bones will be broken.^{[b](S) 37} Also, another Scripture says: They will look at the one they pierced.^[c](T)

Jesus’s Burial

³⁸ After^(U) this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus—but secretly because of his fear of the Jews—asked Pilate that he might remove Jesus’s body.^(V) Pilate gave him permission; so he came and took his body away. ³⁹ Nicodemus^(W) (who had previously come to him at night) also came, bringing a mixture of about seventy-five pounds^[d] of myrrh and aloes. ⁴⁰ They took Jesus’s body^(X) and wrapped it in linen cloths^(Y) with the fragrant spices, according to the burial^(Z) custom of the Jews.