²⁴ So they said, “Rather than tearing it apart, let’s throw dice^[a] for it.” This fulfilled the Scripture that says, “They divided my garments among themselves and threw dice for my clothing.”^[b] So that is what they did.

The Death of Jesus

²⁸ Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.”^[a]

³⁶ These things happened in fulfillment of the Scriptures that say, “Not one of his bones will be broken,”^{[a] 37} and “They will look on the one they pierced.”^[b]

²⁷ The people in Jerusalem and their leaders did not recognize Jesus as the one the prophets had spoken about. Instead, they condemned him, and in doing this they fulfilled the prophets’ words that are read every Sabbath.

³⁸ This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted:

³⁹ But the people couldn’t believe, for as Isaiah also said,

³⁵ And you know that the Scriptures cannot be altered. So if those people who received God’s message were called ‘gods,’