The Death of Jesus

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

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Jesus Dies on the Cross

28 After this, Jesus, knowing that now at last everything was completed, in order that the scripture would be fulfilled, said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar full of sour wine was standing there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a branch of hyssop and[a] brought it[b] to his mouth. 30 Then when he had received the sour wine, Jesus said, “It is completed,”[c] and bowing his[d] head, he gave up his[e] spirit.

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Footnotes

  1. John 19:29 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“put”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. John 19:29 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. John 19:30 Or (traditionally) “it is finished”
  4. John 19:30 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  5. John 19:30 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun