John 19:16-30

So he handed Jesus over to them to be crucified. They led Jesus away, who carried his own cross, and went out to the “Place of the Skull,” (Golgotha in Hebrew). They crucified him there, and two others with him: one on either side, with Jesus between them. Pilate had a notice made and placed on the cross which said, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” Many people read the notice because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. Then the chief priests came to Pilate and asked him, “Don't write ‘the King of the Jews,’ but ‘This man said I am the King of the Jews.’” Pilate replied, “What I have written I have written.” When the soldiers had crucified Jesus they took his clothes and divided them in four so that each soldier had his share. There was also his robe, made without seams, woven in one piece. So they said to each other, “Let's not tear it, but let's decide who will have it by rolling dice.” This fulfilled the Scripture that says, “They divided my garments among them and rolled dice for my clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did. Standing near the cross were Jesus' mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, “Mother, this is your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “This is your mother.” From then on the disciple took her into his home. Jesus now realized that he had finished all that he had come to do. In fulfillment of Scripture, he said, “I'm thirsty.” A 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. After he'd had the vinegar, Jesus said, “It's finished!” Then he bowed his head and breathed his last.