²⁵ Near the cross^(A) of Jesus stood his mother,^(B) his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.^{(C) 26} When Jesus saw his mother^(D) there, and the disciple whom he loved^(E) 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^(F)

²⁸ Later, knowing that everything had now been finished,^(G) and so that Scripture would be fulfilled,^(H) Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” ²⁹ A jar of wine vinegar^(I) 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.”^(J) With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

³¹ Now it was the day of Preparation,^(K) and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses^(L) 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.^{(M) 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^(N) Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.^{(O) 35} The man who saw it^(P) has given testimony, and his testimony is true.^(Q) He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. ³⁶ These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled:^(R) “Not one of his bones will be broken,”^{[b](S) 37} and, as another scripture says, “They will look on the one they have pierced.”^[c](T)

The Burial of Jesus^(U)

³⁸ Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders.^(V) With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. ³⁹ He was accompanied by Nicodemus,^(W) the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.^{[d] 40} Taking Jesus’ body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen.^(X) This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs.^{(Y) 41} At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid. ⁴² Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation^(Z) and since the tomb was nearby,^(AA) they laid Jesus there.