John 19:28

After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now finished, in order that the Scripture might be accomplished, saith, I thirst.

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In The King James Version

After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

In Context

27Then he saith to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.

29A vessel was brought full of vinegar; and putting a sponge filled with vinegar upon a stalk of hyssop, they raised it to his mouth.

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Cross References

Psalms 69:21For my food they give me gall, And in my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.

Luke 12:50But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how is my soul troubled, till it be accomplished!

Luke 22:37For I say to you, that this which is written must be accomplished in me: “And he was reckoned among transgressors.” For that which concerneth me also hath an end.

John 18:4But Jesus, knowing all things that were coming upon him, went forth, and saith to them, Whom do ye seek?

John 19:30When therefore he had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished! and he bowed his head, and yielded up his spirit.

Matthew Henry on John 19:20-31

The Inscription on the Cross; The Crucifixion. 19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. 20 This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. 21 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews. 22 Pilate answered, What I have written I have written. 23 Then the… Read the whole commentary →

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