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29 A jar full of sour-wine was setting there. So having put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch, they brought it to His mouth. 30 Then when He received the sour wine, Jesus said, “It has been finished!” And having bowed His head, He gave-over[a] His spirit.

Jesus Is Pierced With a Spear, But a Bone Is Not Broken, Fulfilling The Prophecies

31 Then the Jews— because it was Preparation day, in order that the bodies might not remain on the cross during the Sabbath (for the day of that Sabbath was a great[b] day)— asked Pilate that their legs be broken, and they be taken away.

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Footnotes

  1. John 19:30 Or, handed-over, delivered.
  2. John 19:31 That is, it was a special Sabbath; the Sabbath during Passover week.

29 A jar of wine vinegar(A) 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.”(B) With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

31 Now it was the day of Preparation,(C) and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses(D) during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down.

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