^23 (A)Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. Now the tunic was without seam, woven from the top in one piece. ²⁴ They said therefore among themselves, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be,” that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says:

Therefore the soldiers did these things.

Behold Your Mother

^25 (C)Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of ^(D)Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. ²⁶ When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and ^(E)the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, ^(F)“Woman, behold your son!” ²⁷ Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her ^(G)to his own home.

It Is Finished

²⁸ After this, Jesus, ^[a]knowing that all things were now accomplished, ^(H)that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!” ²⁹ Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and ^(I)they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth. ³⁰ So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, ^(J)“It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

Jesus’ Side Is Pierced

^31 (K)Therefore, because it was the Preparation Day, ^(L)that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a ^(M)high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. ³² Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who was 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 immediately ^(N)blood and water came out. ³⁵ And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is ^(O)true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may ^(P)believe. ³⁶ For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, ^(Q)“Not one of His bones shall be broken.” ³⁷ And again another Scripture says, ^(R)“They shall look on Him whom they pierced.”

Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb^(S)

^38 (T)After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, ^(U)for 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 the body of Jesus. ³⁹ And ^(V)Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of ^(W)myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. ⁴⁰ Then they took the body of Jesus, and ^(X)bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury. ⁴¹ Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. ⁴² So ^(Y)there they laid Jesus, ^(Z)because of the Jews’ Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby.