²⁸ After this, Jesus, ^(A)knowing that all things had already been accomplished, ^(B)in order that the Scripture would be fulfilled, *said, “^(C)I am thirsty.” ²⁹ A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so ^(D)they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth. ³⁰ Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “^(E)It is finished!” And He bowed His head and ^(F)gave up His spirit.

¹⁹ For ^[a]it was ^(A)the Father’s good pleasure for all ^(B)the ^[b]fullness to dwell in Him, ²⁰ and through Him to ^(C)reconcile all things to Himself, ^(D)whether things on earth or things in ^[c]heaven, having made ^(E)peace through ^(F)the blood of His cross.

²¹ And although you were ^(G)previously alienated and hostile in attitude, engaged in evil deeds, ²² yet He has now ^(H)reconciled you in His ^(I)body of flesh through death, in order to ^(J)present you before Him ^(K)holy and blameless and beyond reproach—

¹⁷ For this reason the Father loves Me, because I ^(A)lay down My life so that I may take it back. ^18 (B)No one has taken it away from Me, but I ^(C)lay it down on My own. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it back. ^(D)This commandment I received from My Father.”

²¹ He made Him who ^(A)knew no sin to be ^[a](B)sin in our behalf, so that we might become the ^(C)righteousness of God in Him.

⁸ But God ^(A)demonstrates ^(B)His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, ^(C)Christ died for us. ⁹ Much more then, having now been justified ^[a](D)by His blood, we shall be saved ^(E)from the wrath of God through Him. ¹⁰ For if while we were ^(F)enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved ^[b](G)by His life. ^11 (H)And not only this, but ^[c]we also celebrate in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received ^(I)the reconciliation.