³⁶ These things happened in fulfillment of the Scriptures that say, “Not one of his bones will be broken,”^[a]

¹² They must not leave any of the lamb until the next morning, and they must not break any of its bones. They must follow all the normal regulations concerning the Passover.

⁴⁶ Each Passover lamb must be eaten in one house. Do not carry any of its meat outside, and do not break any of its bones.

The Death of Jesus

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

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.

²² All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet: