John 19:30-32

Amplified Bible

³⁰When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and [voluntarily] ^[a]gave up His spirit.

Care of the Body of Jesus

³¹Since it was the day of Preparation [for the Sabbath], in order to prevent the bodies from hanging on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high holy day) the Jews asked Pilate to have their legs ^[b]broken [to hasten death] and the bodies taken away. ³²So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man, and of the other who had been crucified with Him.

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Footnotes

John 19:30 This wording implies that Jesus voluntarily and sovereignly released His spirit from His body in submission to God’s plan.
John 19:31 After the legs were broken with a heavy blow, the condemned prisoner could no longer push upwards to assist his own breathing and would soon suffocate due to the awkward position that was forced on him by crucifixion. At the same time, breaking the legs was more painful than a quicker end with the point of a spear.