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

28 After meta this houtos Jesus Iēsous, knowing oida · ho that hoti all pas was now ēdē accomplished teleō, so hina that the ho Scripture graphē would be fulfilled teleioō, said legō, “ I am thirsty dipsaō.” 29 A jar skeuos full mestos of sour wine oxos was there keimai, so oun they attached peritithēmi a sponge spongos soaked mestos in the ho sour oxos wine to a stalk of hyssop hyssōpos and held prospherō it to ho his autos mouth stoma. 30 When hote he had taken lambanō the ho sour oxos wine , · ho Jesus Iēsous said legō, “ It is accomplished teleō!” And kai he bowed klinō his ho head kephalē and handed paradidōmi over his ho spirit pneuma.

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