29 Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and (A)they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth. 30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, (B)“It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

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31 (C)Therefore, because it was the Preparation Day, (D)that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a (E)high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

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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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