John 19:30
New International Version
When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

New Living Translation
When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

English Standard Version
When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

Berean Standard Bible
When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.

Berean Literal Bible
Therefore when Jesus took the sour wine, He said "It has been finished." And having bowed the head, He yielded up the spirit.

King James Bible
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

New King James Version
So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

New American Standard Bible
Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.

NASB 1995
Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.

NASB 1977
When Jesus therefore had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head, and gave up His spirit.

Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

Amplified Bible
When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and [voluntarily] gave up His spirit.

Christian Standard Bible
When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished.” Then bowing his head, he gave up his spirit.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” Then bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

American Standard Version
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.

Contemporary English Version
After Jesus drank the wine, he said, "Everything is done!" He bowed his head and died.

English Revised Version
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
After Jesus had taken the vinegar, he said, "It is finished!" Then he bowed his head and died.

Good News Translation
Jesus drank the wine and said, "It is finished!" Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

International Standard Version
After Jesus had taken the wine, he said, "It is finished." Then he bowed his head and released his spirit.

Majority Standard Bible
When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.

NET Bible
When he had received the sour wine, Jesus said, "It is completed!" Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

New Heart English Bible
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished." He bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.

Webster's Bible Translation
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and expired.

Weymouth New Testament
As soon as Jesus had taken the wine, He said, "It is finished." And then, bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.

World English Bible
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
when, therefore, Jesus received the vinegar, He said, “It has been accomplished.” And having bowed the head, gave up the spirit.

Berean Literal Bible
Therefore when Jesus took the sour wine, He said "It has been finished." And having bowed the head, He yielded up the spirit.

Young's Literal Translation
when, therefore, Jesus received the vinegar, he said, 'It hath been finished;' and having bowed the head, gave up the spirit.

Smith's Literal Translation
When Jesus therefore took the vinegar, he said, It has been finished: and having bent the head, he delivered up the spirit.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Jesus therefore, when he had taken the vinegar, said: It is consummated. And bowing his head, he gave up the ghost.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then Jesus, when he had received the vinegar, said: “It is consummated.” And bowing down his head, he surrendered his spirit.

New American Bible
When Jesus had taken the wine, he said, “It is finished.” And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit.

New Revised Standard Version
When Jesus had received the wine, he said, “It is finished.” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
When Jesus drank the vinegar, he said, It is fulfilled; and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
When he took the vinegar, Yeshua said, “Behold, it is finished.” And he bowed his head and gave up his Spirit.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Therefore, when Jesus had received the vinegar, he said: It is finished. And he bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.

Godbey New Testament
Then when Jesus received the vinegar, He said, It is finished: and bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

Haweis New Testament
When therefore Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and inclining his head, he surrendered up his spirit.

Mace New Testament
when Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, it is finished: and bowing his head, he expir'd.

Weymouth New Testament
As soon as Jesus had taken the wine, He said, "It is finished." And then, bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.

Worrell New Testament
When, therefore, Jesus received the vinegar, He said, "It has been finished;" and, bowing His head, He delivered up His spirit.

Worsley New Testament
And when Jesus had received the vinegar, He said, It is finished. And reclining his head, He yielded up the ghost.

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Context
The Death of Jesus
29A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth. 30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit. 31It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.…

Cross References
Matthew 27:50
When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.

Mark 15:37
But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.

Luke 23:46
Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.

Hebrews 9:12
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.

Hebrews 10:10
And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Philippians 2:8
And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.

Romans 5:6
For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.

Romans 5:8
But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,

1 John 2:2
He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

1 Corinthians 15:3
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

Colossians 1:20
and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.

Ephesians 2:16
and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility.

Isaiah 53:5
But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.

Isaiah 53:12
Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.


Treasury of Scripture

When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

It is.

John 19:28
After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

John 4:34
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

John 17:4
I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

and he.

John 10:11,18
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep…

Matthew 20:28
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Matthew 27:50
Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.

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John 19
1. Jesus is scourged, crowned with thorns, and beaten.
4. Pilate is desirous to release him,
15. but being overcome with the outrage of the crowd, he delivers him to be crucified.
23. They cast lots for his garments.
25. He commends his mother to John.
28. He dies.
31. His side is pierced.
38. He is buried by Joseph and Nicodemus.














When Jesus had received the sour wine
The phrase begins with Jesus' acceptance of the sour wine, a fulfillment of Psalm 69:21, which states, "They gave me vinegar for my thirst." The Greek word for "sour wine" is "oxos," a cheap, vinegary wine commonly consumed by Roman soldiers. This act signifies the completion of His earthly suffering and the fulfillment of prophecy, demonstrating Jesus' awareness and control over the events leading to His death.

He said, 'It is finished.'
The Greek term "tetelestai," translated as "It is finished," is a perfect passive indicative verb, indicating a completed action with ongoing effects. This declaration signifies the completion of Jesus' mission to atone for humanity's sins. In a historical context, "tetelestai" was used in commerce to denote a debt paid in full. Spiritually, this signifies the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies and the completion of the sacrificial system, as Jesus becomes the ultimate Passover Lamb.

And bowing His head
The act of bowing His head is a voluntary gesture, symbolizing submission and peace. In the Greek, "klinas" suggests a deliberate action, indicating that Jesus willingly laid down His life. This reflects His earlier statement in John 10:18, "No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord." It emphasizes His sovereignty even in death.

He yielded up His spirit
The phrase "yielded up" comes from the Greek "paredōken," meaning to hand over or deliver. This indicates that Jesus consciously and willingly surrendered His spirit to the Father, fulfilling His role as the obedient Son. This act is not one of defeat but of triumph, as it marks the completion of His redemptive work. Theologically, it underscores the belief in Jesus' divine authority over life and death, as He entrusts His spirit to God, signifying the restoration of the broken relationship between God and humanity.

(30) It is finished.--That is (comp. John 19:28, and John 17:4), the work which God had given Him to do. (Comp. Notes on Matthew 27:50, and Luke 23:46.) This word is the expression by Jesus Himself of what St. John had expressed by saying, "Jesus knowing that all things were now finished, that the Scriptures should be fulfilled."

The order of the seven words of the cross will be, (1) "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do" (Luke 23:34); (2) "Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with Me in Paradise" (Luke 23:43); (3) "Woman, behold thy son," "Behold thy mother" (John 19:26-27); (4) "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" (Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34); (5) "I thirst" (John 19:28); (6) "It is finished" (John 19:29); (7) "Into Thy hands I commend My spirit" (Luke 23:46). . . .

Verse 30. - (d) "It is finished!" - the great victory of completed sacrifice. When he had received the vinegar, he said (τετέλεσται), It is finished! and he bowed his head and delivered up his spirit. The other evangelists record yet another word of Divine and sublime submission, "Father, into thy hands," etc. John simply adds the climax, and leaves the Divine, inscrutable, mysterious fact in its awful grandeur. The world's debt was paid. The types and symbolism of the old covenant had been adequately fulfilled. The mighty work, undertaken by him who would realize the expectations of the oldest prophets and the unconscious prophecies of heathendom, was done. Every iota and tittle of the Law had been magnified. The reality of which the temple and the sabbath were shadows, the priesthood and the offerings innumerable were figures, had all been realized. Τετέλεσται! Consummatum est! From the ground of human nature, from the heart of the Man in whom all the wants, perils, sins, mysteries of the human race were gathered up, has gone the adequate admission of the righteous judgment of God against that nature in its present condition. Death itself becomes, not his shame, but his veritable glory. The sin of humanity is branded with an eternal curse, more deep than any previous manifestation of the Divine justice could have produced; and yet it loses its sting. God reconciles the world to himself by the death of his Son, by this curse thus falling upon his Only Begotten. The earthly judges are condemned by their Victim. The great and last enemy is itself wounded unto death. The Seed of the woman bruises the serpent's head when that Seed receives the bruise in its own heel. The Paschal Lamb is slain. The Lamb of God takes away the sin of the world. The prince of this world is east out. The reader must turn to the synoptic narrative for the other portents of the Crucifixion - the earthquake, the supernatural darkness, the rending of the temple veil, and the testimony of the Roman centurion. The silence of the Fourth Gospel concerning these events, on the supposition of its late orion, or on the hypothesis of the glorifying myth, or upon the suggestion that this evangelist was a theologizing mystic of the second century, who was merely fashioning the narrative to establish the doctrinal thesis of the Divine incarnation of the Logos, becomes entirely unintelligible. But the hypothesis that this eye-witness was supplementing other well-known narratives with particulars which came forcibly under his own observation, and made a deep impression upon his own mind, is suggested by every line. Dr. Westcott places "the seven words from the cross" in the following order: -

(a) Before the darkness -

(1) "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do" (Luke 23:34).


(2)
"Today shalt thou be with me in Paradise" (Luke 23:43). . . .

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
When
ὅτε (hote)
Adverb
Strong's 3753: When, at which time. From hos and te; at which too, i.e. When.

Jesus
Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

had received
ἔλαβεν (elaben)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

sour wine,
ὄξος (oxos)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3690: Vinegar, sour wine mixed with water, a common drink of Roman soldiers. From oxus; vinegar, i.e. Sour wine.

He said,
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“It is finished.”
Τετέλεσται (Tetelestai)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 5055: (a) I end, finish, (b) I fulfill, accomplish, (c) I pay. From telos; to end, i.e. Complete, execute, conclude, discharge.

And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

bowing
κλίνας (klinas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2827: A primary verb; to slant or slope, i.e. Incline or recline.

[His]
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

head,
κεφαλὴν (kephalēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2776: From the primary kapto; the head, literally or figuratively.

He yielded up
παρέδωκεν (paredōken)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3860: From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit.

[His]
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

spirit.
πνεῦμα (pneuma)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit.


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