John 19:17-37

171They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, 23carrying His own cross, to the place called 4the Place of a Skull, which 5in 6Hebrew is called, Golgotha. 18There they crucified Him, and with Him 7two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between. 19Now Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It was written: “8JESUS THE NAZARENE, 9THE KING OF THE JEWS.” 20Therefore many of the Jews read this inscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written 10in 11Hebrew, Latin, and in Greek. 21So the chief priests of the Jews were saying to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘12The King of the Jews’; rather, write that He said, ‘I am 13King of the Jews.’” 22Pilate answered, “14What I have written, I have written.”

23Then 15the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made 16four parts: a part to each soldier, and the 17tunic also; but the tunic was seamless, woven 18in one piece. 24So they said to one another, “19Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be.” 20This happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “They 21divided My garments among themselves, and they cast 22lots for My clothing.” Therefore the soldiers did these things.

2523Now beside the cross of Jesus stood 24His mother, His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and 25Mary Magdalene. 26So when Jesus saw His mother, and 26the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “27Woman, behold, your son!” 27Then He said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her into 28his own household.

28After this, Jesus, 29knowing that all things had already been accomplished, 30in order that the Scripture would be fulfilled, said, “31I am thirsty.” 29A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so 32they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth. 30Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “33It is finished!” And He bowed His head and 34gave up His spirit.

31Now then, since it was 35the day of preparation, to prevent 36the bodies from remaining on the cross on the Sabbath (37for that Sabbath was a 38high day), the Jews requested of Pilate that their legs be broken, and the bodies be taken away. 32So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man, and of the other who was 39crucified with Him; 33but after they came to Jesus, when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. 34Yet one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately 40blood and water came out. 35And he who has seen has 41testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe. 36For these things took place 42so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “43Not a bone of Him shall be 44broken.” 37And again another Scripture says, “45They will look at Him whom they pierced.”