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John 19:24-32

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24So they said to one another, “Do not let us tear it, but let us cast lots for it, to see who will have it.” This was in fulfilment of the words of scripture — ‘They shared my clothes amongst them, And over my clothing they cast lots.’ That was what the soldiers did.
25Meanwhile near the cross of Jesus were standing his mother and his mother's sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary of Magdala.
26When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved, standing near, he said to his mother, “There is your son.”
27Then he said to that disciple, “There is your mother.” And from that very hour the disciple took her to live in his house.
28Afterward, knowing that everything was now finished, Jesus said, in fulfilment of the words of scripture, “I am thirsty.”
29There was a bowl standing there full of common wine; so they put a sponge soaked in the wine on the end of a hyssop-stalk, and held it up to his mouth.
30When Jesus had received the wine, he exclaimed, “All is finished!” Then, bowing his head, he resigned his spirit to God.
31It was the Preparation day, and so, to prevent the bodies from remaining on the crosses during the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a great day), the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
32Accordingly the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man, and then those of the other who had been crucified with Jesus;

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