John 19:30
What does John 19:30 mean?
A plain-English look at John 19:30 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What John 19:30 means
Upon receiving the sour wine, Jesus pronounces, "It is finished" (Greek: Tetelestai). This powerful declaration is not a cry of defeat but a shout of triumph, signifying that His work of atonement, the payment for sin, and the fulfillment of all Old Testament prophecies concerning His mission were completely accomplished. After this, He voluntarily bowed His head and "gave up his spirit," demonstrating His divine control over His own life and death. His death was not forced, but a deliberate act of self-sacrifice.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.
KJV
King James Version · 1611When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949So when Jesus had taken the wine he said, All is done. And with his head bent he gave up his spirit.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862when, therefore, Jesus received the vinegar, he said, `It hath been finished;' and having bowed the head, gave up the spirit.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Jesus therefore, when he had taken the vinegar, said: It is consummated. And bowing his head, he gave up the ghost.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890When therefore Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished; and having bowed his head, he delivered up his spirit.
Context
This verse records Jesus' climactic declaration from the cross, "It is finished," immediately after receiving the vinegar. This profound statement marks the completion of His redemptive work and is followed by His voluntary yielding of His spirit. This pivotal moment transitions the narrative from His active suffering to the aftermath of His death, focusing on the Jewish leaders' desire for the bodies to be removed before the Sabbath.
v.29There was set there a vessel full of vinegar: so they put a sponge full of the vinegar upon hyssop, and brought it to his mouth.
v.30This passage
v.31The Jews therefore, because it was the Preparation, that the bodies should not remain on the cross upon the sabbath (for the day of that sabbath was a high day), asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Daniel 9:24
Seventy weeks are decreed upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.
- Mark 15:37
And Jesus uttered a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
- John 19:28
After this Jesus, knowing that all things are now finished, that the scripture might be accomplished, saith, I thirst.
- John 10:11
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep.
- Isaiah 53:10
Yet it pleased Jehovah to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in his hand.
- Daniel 9:26
And after the threescore and two weeks shall the anointed one be cut off, and shall have nothing: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and even unto the end shall be war; desolations are determined.
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