29. There was a jar full of sour wine there, so the soldiers soaked a sponge in it. They put the sponge on a branch of a hyssop plant and lifted it to Jesus’ mouth.
30. When he tasted the wine, he said, “It is finished.” Then he bowed his head and died.
31. This day was Preparation day. The next day was a special Sabbath day. The Jewish leaders did not want the bodies to stay on the cross on the Sabbath day. So they asked Pilate to order that the legs of the men be broken. And they asked that the bodies be taken down from the crosses.
32. So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two men on the crosses beside Jesus.
33. But when the soldiers came close to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead. So they did not break his legs.
34. But one of the soldiers stuck his spear into Jesus’ side. Immediately blood and water came out.
35. (The one who saw this happen has told about it. He told about it so that you also can believe. The things he says are true. He knows that he tells the truth.)
36. These things happened to give full meaning to the Scriptures that said, “None of his bones will be broken”