John 19:28-36

²⁸Jesus now realized that he had finished all that he had come to do. In fulfillment of Scripture, he said, “I'm thirsty.”

²⁹A jar of wine vinegar was standing there, so they soaked a sponge in the vinegar, put it on a hyssop stick, and held it to his lips.

³⁰After he'd had the vinegar, Jesus said, “It's finished!” Then he bowed his head and breathed his last.

³¹It was preparation day, and the Jewish leaders didn't want to leave the bodies on the crosses during the Sabbath day (in fact this was a special Sabbath), so they asked Pilate to break the legs, so that the bodies could be removed.

³²So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first one and then the other of those crucified with Jesus,

³³but when they came to Jesus they saw he was already dead, so they didn't break his legs.

³⁴However, one of the soldiers stuck a spear into his side, and blood mixed with water came out.

³⁵The one who saw this has given this evidence, and his evidence is true. He's certain that what he says is true so you can believe it too.

³⁶It happened like this so Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of his bones will be broken,”