John 19:23-30

English Standard Version

²³^(A)When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic.^[a] But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, ²⁴so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.” ^(B)This was to fulfill the Scripture which says,

^(C)“They divided my garments among them,
and for my clothing they cast lots.”

So the soldiers did these things, ²⁵^(D)but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. ²⁶When Jesus saw his mother and ^(E)the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, ^(F)“Woman, behold, your son!” ²⁷Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to ^(G)his own home.

The Death of Jesus

²⁸After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now ^(H)finished, said (^(I)to fulfill the Scripture), ^(J)“I thirst.” ²⁹A jar full of sour wine stood there, ^(K)so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. ³⁰When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, ^(L)“It is finished,” and he bowed his head and ^(M)gave up his spirit.