29 A jar full of sour wine was standing there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a branch of hyssop and[a] brought it[b] to his mouth. 30 Then when he had received the sour wine, Jesus said, “It is completed,”[c] and bowing his[d] head, he gave up his[e] spirit.

31 Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was an important day), asked Pilate that their legs could be broken and they could be taken away.

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Footnotes

  1. John 19:29 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“put”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. John 19:29 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. John 19:30 Or (traditionally) “it is finished”
  4. John 19:30 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  5. John 19:30 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

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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