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New Living Translation (NLT)

John 19
²⁵ Standing near the cross were Jesus’ mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary (the wife of Clopas), and Mary Magdalene.
²⁶ When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, “Dear woman, here is your son.”
²⁷ And he said to this disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from then on this disciple took her into his home.
²⁸ Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.”
²⁹ A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips.
³⁰ When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and released his spirit.
³¹ It was the day of preparation, and the Jewish leaders didn’t want the bodies hanging there the next day, which was the Sabbath (and a very special Sabbath, because it was the Passover). So they asked Pilate to hasten their deaths by ordering that their legs be broken. Then their bodies could be taken down.
³² So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two men crucified with Jesus.
³³ But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead, so they didn’t break his legs.
³⁴ One of the soldiers, however, pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.
³⁵ (This report is from an eyewitness giving an accurate account. He speaks the truth so that you also can believe.)