John 19:28
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New International Version (©2011)
Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty."

New Living Translation (©2007)
Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, "I am thirsty."

English Standard Version (©2001)
After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished, to fulfill the Scripture, said, "I am thirsty."

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
After this, when Jesus knew that everything was now accomplished that the Scripture might be fulfilled, He said, "I'm thirsty!"

International Standard Version (©2012)
After this, when Jesus realized that everything was now completed, he said (in order to fulfill the Scripture), "I'm thirsty."

NET Bible (©2006)
After this Jesus, realizing that by this time everything was completed, said (in order to fulfill the scripture), "I am thirsty!"

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
After these things Yeshua knew that everything had been finished, and that the scripture may be fulfilled, he said, “I thirst.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
After this, when Jesus knew that everything had now been finished, he said, "I'm thirsty." He said this so that Scripture could finally be concluded.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, said, I thirst.

American King James Version
After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, said, I thirst.

American Standard Version
After this Jesus, knowing that all things are now finished, that the scripture might be accomplished, saith, I thirst.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Afterwards, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, said: I thirst.

Darby Bible Translation
After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now finished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, says, I thirst.

English Revised Version
After this Jesus, knowing that all things are now finished, that the scripture might be accomplished, saith, I thirst.

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

Weymouth New Testament
After this, Jesus, knowing that everything was now brought to an end, said--that the Scripture might be fulfilled, "I am thirsty."

World English Bible
After this, Jesus, seeing that all things were now finished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, "I am thirsty."

Young's Literal Translation
After this, Jesus knowing that all things now have been finished, that the Writing may be fulfilled, saith, 'I thirst;'

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

After this,.... After he had committed his mother to the care of John, which was about the sixth hour, before the darkness came over the land: and three hours after this was the following circumstance, which was not without the previous knowledge of Christ:

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Vincent's Word Studies

Were accomplished (τετέλεσται)

Rev., with stricter rendering of the perfect tense, are finished. Finished corresponds better with it is finished, John 19:30. This sentence may be taken with the preceding one, or with that which follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 27:46-50.

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Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

I thirst - The scripture that referred to his drinking the vinegar is Psalm 69:21. The fatigue which he had undergone, the grief he had felt, the heat of the day, and the loss of blood, were the natural causes of this thirst. This he would have borne without complaint; but he wished to give them the fullest proof of his being the Messiah, by distinctly marking how every thing relative to the Messiah, which had been written in the prophets, had its complete fulfillment in him.

Geneva Study Bible

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

(9) Christ when he has taken the vinegar, yields up the Spirit, indeed drinking up in our name that most bitter and severe cup of his Father's wrath.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

28-30. After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished-that is, the moment for the fulfilment of the last of them; for there was one other small particular, and the time was come for that too, in consequence of the burning thirst which the fevered state of His frame occasioned (Ps 22:15).

that the scripture-(Ps 69:21).

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John 19:28 Parallel Commentaries
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The Death of Jesus
28After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, said, I thirst. 29Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it on hyssop, and put it to his mouth. 30When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

Psalm 22:15 My mouth is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death.
Psalm 69:21 They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst.
John 4:34 "My food," said Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.
John 13:1 It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
John 17:4 I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do.
John 19:24 "Let's not tear it," they said to one another. "Let's decide by lot who will get it." This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled that said, "They divided my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment." So this is what the soldiers did.
John 19:36 These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken,"