John 19: 23-37
23When the
soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four
shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was
seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
24 “Let’s
not tear it,” they said to one another. “Let’s decide by lot who will get it.”
This happened that the
scripture might be fulfilled that said,
“They divided my clothes among
them and cast lots for my garment.”[a] So this is what the soldiers
did.
25 Near
the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of
Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When
Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he
said to her, “Woman,[b] here
is your son,” 27 and to the disciple, “Here
is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.
28 Later, knowing that everything had now been finished,
and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar of
wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a
stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. 30 When he had
received the drink, Jesus said, “It
is finished.” With that, he bowed
his head and gave up his spirit.
31 Now
it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath.
Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during
the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken
down. 32 The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first
man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. 33 But
when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break
his legs. 34 Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a
spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. 35 The
man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he
tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. 36 These
things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of his bones
will be broken,”[c] 37 and,
as another scripture says, “They will look on the one they have pierced.”[d]
...amen
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