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John 19:28

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

KJV

Μετὰ τοῦτο εἰδὼς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι ἤδη πάντα τετέλεσται, ἵνα τελειωθῇ ἡ γραφή, λέγει· διψῶ.

Greek NT

Postea sciens Jesus quia omnia consummata sunt, ut consummaretur Scriptura, dixit : Sitio.

Vulgate

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

ASV

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

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γραφή
graphe
noun · 50×
διψάω
dipsao
verb · 16×
εἴδω
eido
verb · 317×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μετά
meta
preposition · 469×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
τελέω
teleo
verb · 28×
τελειόω
teleioo
verb · 23×
ἤδη
ede
adverb · 58×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: εἰδὼς | WH/Treg/NIV: εἰδὼς | RP: ἰδὼν
  • εἰδὼςSBLGNT
  • εἰδὼςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἰδὼνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἤδη πάντα | WH/Treg/NIV: ἤδη πάντα | RP: πάντα ἤδη
  • ἤδη πάνταSBLGNT
  • ἤδη πάνταWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • πάντα ἤδηRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

8 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§544The kingdom belongs to the poor and lowly, which means those who have accepted it with humble hearts. Jesus is sent to "preach good news to the poor";253 he declares them blessed, for "theirs is the kingdom of heaven."254 To them - the "little ones" the Father is pleased to reveal what remains hidden from the wise and the learned.255 Jesus shares the life of the poor, from the …
§607The desire to embrace his Father's plan of redeeming love inspired Jesus' whole life,418 for his redemptive passion was the very reason for his Incarnation. and so he asked, "and what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? No, for this purpose I have come to this hour."419 and again, "Shall I not drink the cup which the Father has given me?"420 From the cross, just befo…
§2561"You would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."9 Paradoxically our prayer of petition is a response to the plea of the living God: "They have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewn out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water!"10 Prayer is the response of faith to the free promise of salvation and also a response of lov…
…and 1 more from this source.
Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. Calvin treats the passion narrative with deep reverence. The inscription "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews" was, despite Pilate's intention, a true proclamation. The seamless coat for which the soldiers cast lots fulfills Psalm 22. Christ's cry "It is finished" is not a groan of defeat but a shout of triumph — the work of r…

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 12:15 — Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
  • Acts 1:16 — Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.
  • Acts 13:29 — And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.
  • Acts 13:29 — And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.
  • John 4:7 — There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
  • John 13:1 — Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto t
  • John 18:4 — Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?
  • John 19:24 — They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my ves
  • John 19:24 — They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my ves
  • John 19:30 — When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
  • John 19:30 — When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
  • John 19:36 — For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
  • Luke 9:31 — Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.
  • Luke 12:50 — But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
  • Luke 18:31 — Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.
  • Luke 22:37 — For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.
  • Luke 22:37 — For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.
  • Mark 15:23 — And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
  • Mark 15:36 — And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
  • Matt 4:14 — That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
  • Matt 27:34 — They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
  • Matt 27:46 — And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
  • Ps 22:15 — My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
  • Ps 22:15 — My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
  • Ps 69:21 — They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
  • Ps 69:21 — They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.