Had received (ελαβεν). Second aorist active indicative of λαμβανω. Jesus took the vinegar (a stimulant), though he had refused the…

It is finished. The sufferings and agonies in redeeming man are over. The work long contemplated, long promised, long expected by prophets…

It is finished.—That is (compare to John 19:28, and John 17:4), the work which God had given Him to do. (Compare to Notes…

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.

When …

St. Augustine of Hippo: He who appeared as a man suffered all these things; He who was God ordained them. After this, Jesus, kno…

The phrase “It is finished” (GK 5464) signifies the completion of Jesus’ work and the establishment of a basis for faith. Nothing further needed to…

It is finished. He repeats the same word which He had recently employed.

When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar
Of the Roman soldiers, who offered it to him, either by way of reproac…

Here are some remarkable circumstances of Jesus' death, more fully related than before. Pilate would not gratify the chief priests by allowing the …

1. After dealing with the crucifixion and the events that accompanied it, the Evangelist now describes the venerable death of Christ.