John 19:25-37 25 Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” 27 and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home. The Death of Jesus 28 Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar of wine vinegar 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.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. 31 Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. 32 The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. 33 But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34 Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. 35 The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. 36 These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of his bones will be broken,” 37 and, as another scripture says, “They will look on the one they have pierced.”
When the Lord Jesus was crucified, his mother and the disciple whom he loved were present, the disciple whom he loved was John, the author of Gospel John. He told his mother that John was his son, and told John that Mary was his mother, from then on, John took Mary into his home.
In order to fulfill the scriptures, the Lord Jesus said that I was thirsty, so they gave him vinegar to drink. After tasting the vinegar, the Lord Jesus said, “It is finished.” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit to God the Father. This fulfilled the prophecy of the Old Testament: They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst. (Psalm 69:21) When he said “It is finished.”, he meant that he had accomplished the plan of salvation he came to earth.
At that time, the dead bodies could not be left on the cross on the Sabbath. They wanted to make sure that the crucified were dead, and they broke their legs. They broke the legs of the two criminals who were crucified together with the Lord Jesus, but when they saw that the Lord Jesus had died, he did not break his legs, this fulfilled the prophecy of the Old Testament: he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken. (Psalm 34:20). But a soldier pierced his side with a spear, and blood and water came out, which fulfilled the prophecy of the Old Testament: They will look on the one they have pierced.
And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son. (Zechariah 12:10)
No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.” (John 10:18)
The Lord Jesus was resurrected three days after his death, he laid down his life and took it up again. He had the authority to lay down his life and authority to take it up again. This once again demonstrates His divinity.
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