John 19:28-42

28 After this, Jesus, ¹knowing that all things had already been accomplished, ²to fulfill the Scripture, said, "³I am thirsty."

29 A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so ⁴they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth.

30 Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "⁵It is finished!" And He bowed His head and ⁶gave up His spirit.

Care of the Body of Jesus

31 Then the Jews, because it was ⁷the day of preparation, so that ⁸the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a ⁹high day ), asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

32 So the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first man and of the other who was ¹⁰crucified with Him;

33 but coming to Jesus, when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.

34 But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately ¹¹blood and water came out.

35 And he who has seen has ¹²testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.

36 For these things came to pass ¹³to fulfill the Scripture, "¹⁴NOT A BONE OF HIM SHALL BE BROKEN."

37 And again another Scripture says, "¹⁵THEY SHALL LOOK ON HIM WHOM THEY PIERCED."

38 ¹⁶After these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a ¹⁷secret one for ¹⁸fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body.

39 ¹⁹Nicodemus, who had first come to Him by night, also came, ²⁰bringing a mixture of ²¹myrrh and aloes, about a ²²hundred pounds weight.

40 So they took the body of Jesus and ²³bound it in ²⁴linen wrappings with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.

41 Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a ²⁵new tomb ²⁶in which no one had yet been laid.

42 Therefore because of the Jewish day of ²⁷preparation, since the tomb was ²⁸nearby, they laid Jesus there.

Cross References

• 1. John 13:1; John 17:4
• 2. John 19:24, 36
• 3. Psalms 69:21
• 4. John 19:29, 30: {Matthew 27:48, 50; Mark 15:36; Luke 23:36}
• 5. John 17:4
• 6. Matthew 27:50; Mark 15:37; Luke 23:46
• 7. John 19:14, 42
• 8. Deuteronomy 21:23; Joshua 8:29; Joshua 10:26
• 9. Exodus 12:16
• 10. John 19:18
• 11. 1 John 5:6, 8
• 12. John 15:27; John 21:24
• 13. John 19:24, 28
• 14. Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12; Psalms 34:20
• 15. Zechariah 12:10; Revelation 1:7
• 16. John 19:38-42: {Matthew 27:57-61; Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56}
• 17. Mark 15:43
• 18. John 7:13
• 19. John 3:1
• 20. Mark 16:1
• 21. Psalms 45:8; Proverbs 7:17; Song of Songs 4:14; Matthew 2:11
• 22. John 12:3
• 23. Matthew 26:12; Mark 14:8; John 11:44
• 24. Luke 24:12; John 20:5, 7
• 25. Matthew 27:60
• 26. Luke 23:53
• 27. John 19:14, 31
• 28. John 19:20, 41

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "for the day of that Sabbath was great"
• [b]. Or "crushed" or "shattered"
• [c]. Two early mss read "package of"
• [d]. Lit "100 litras" (12 oz each)