It Was Already Written

John 19:23–42

Ed Rangel · September 13, 2026 · AM

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Scripture was fulfilled as Jesus completed the work His Father gave Him.

John 19:23–42

Men did what Scripture had already said

John 19:23–24, 31–37

Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made four parts, a part to every soldier and also the tunic; now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece.

John 19:23 · NASB

So they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be"; this was to fulfill the Scripture: "THEY DIVIDED MY OUTER GARMENTS AMONG THEM, AND FOR MY CLOTHING THEY CAST LOTS."

John 19:24 · NASB

They divide my garments among them, And for my clothing they cast lots.

Psalm 22:18 · NASB

The soldiers divided the garments and cast lots for the tunic.

Both actions appear in Psalm 22:18.

Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

John 19:31 · NASB

So the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first man and of the other who was crucified with Him;

John 19:32 · NASB

but coming to Jesus, when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.

John 19:33 · NASB

For these things came to pass to fulfill the Scripture, "NOT A BONE OF HIM SHALL BE BROKEN ."

John 19:36 · NASB

"It is to be eaten in a single house; you are not to bring forth any of the flesh outside of the house, nor are you to break any bone of it.

Exodus 12:46 · NASB

The next day he *saw Jesus coming to him and *said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

John 1:29 · NASB

But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.

John 19:34 · NASB

The risen Jesus shows the disciples His wounded side.

John 20:20, 27

And again another Scripture says, "THEY SHALL LOOK ON HIM WHOM THEY PIERCED."

John 19:37 · NASB

"I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.

Zechariah 12:10 · NASB

this Man, delivered up by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death.

Acts 2:23 · NASB

Jesus provided for His mother while He was dying

John 19:25–27

Therefore the soldiers did these things. But standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

John 19:25 · NASB

When Jesus then saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold, your son!"

John 19:26 · NASB

Then He said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" From that hour the disciple took her into his own household.

John 19:27 · NASB

Care for the people entrusted to you.

The beloved disciple accepted his responsibility that very hour.

III

Jesus finished the work the Father gave Him

John 19:28–30

After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished, to fulfill the Scripture, said, "I am thirsty."

John 19:28 · NASB

So Jesus, knowing all the things that were coming upon Him, went forth and said to them, "Whom do you seek?"

John 18:4 · NASB

They answered Him, "Jesus the Nazarene." He said to them, "I am He." And Judas also, who was betraying Him, was standing with them.

John 18:5 · NASB

Jesus answered and said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again;

John 4:13 · NASB

but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life."

John 4:14 · NASB

The One who gives living water now suffers thirst as He gives His life.

They also gave me gall for my food And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

Psalm 69:21 · NASB

A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth.

John 19:29 · NASB

" You shall take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood which is in the basin, and apply some of the blood that is in the basin to the lintel and the two doorposts; and none of you shall go outside the door of his house until morning.

Exodus 12:22 · NASB

Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.

John 19:30 · NASB

Tetelestai: brought to completion

Jesus completed the work His Father gave Him.

"I glorified Thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which Thou hast given Me to do.

John 17:4 · NASB

"And now, glorify Thou Me together with Thyself, Father, with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was.

John 17:5 · NASB

"For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again.

John 10:17 · NASB

"No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father."

John 10:18 · NASB

And Peter said to them, "Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 2:38 · NASB

Joseph and Nicodemus came for His body

John 19:38–42

After these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body.

John 19:38 · NASB

Nevertheless many even of the rulers believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue;

John 12:42 · NASB

for they loved the approval of men rather than the approval of God.

John 12:43 · NASB

Joseph had not consented to the council's plan and action.

Mark 15:43 · Luke 23:50–51

Nicodemus, who had first come to Him by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds weight.

John 19:39 · NASB

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews;

John 3:1 · NASB

this man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, "Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him."

John 3:2 · NASB

Nicodemus (he who came to Him before, being one of them) said to them,

John 7:50 · NASB

"Our Law does not judge a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?"

John 7:51 · NASB

Nicodemus helps bury the One who told him He must be lifted up.

John 3:14–15 · John 12:32–33

Nicodemus brought about seventy-five modern pounds of burial spices.

John's hundred litrai describe a substantial gift.

So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen wrappings with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.

John 19:40 · NASB

Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.

John 19:41 · NASB

Therefore because of the Jewish day of preparation, since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.

John 19:42 · NASB

His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.

Isaiah 53:9 · NASB

"If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

John 12:26 · NASB

Trust what God has said.

The men at the cross could not make His word fail.

Our obedience adds nothing to Christ's sacrifice.

We obey because the crucified and risen Christ is Lord.

Obedience includes caring for those God has placed in our lives.

John 19:26–27

Acknowledge Christ when following Him becomes costly.

Joseph and Nicodemus claimed His body after His execution.

And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.

John 19:35 · NASB

Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book;

John 20:30 · NASB

but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.

John 20:31 · NASB

Believe in Jesus Christ and obey the gospel.

Repent, confess Him, and be baptized for the forgiveness of sins.

We should not be ashamed to belong to Him.

John 12:26

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