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When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished." He bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.
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The Finished Work of Christ
Commentators unanimously emphasize that Jesus' cry, "It is finished," signifies the total completion of God's plan of salvation. This single statement declares that all prophecies were fulfilled, all sin was atoned for, and the work of redemption was accomplished. As scholars like John Calvin stress, because the work is finished, nothing can or needs to be added for salvation; it is found in Christ alone.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
It is finished. The sufferings and agonies in redeeming man are over. The work long contemplated, long promised, long expected by prophets…
Had received (ελαβεν). Second aorist active indicative of λαμβανω. Jesus took the vinegar (a stimulant), though he had refused the…
19th Century
Anglican
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…
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Baptist
He said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
Incarnate love has fulfilled its self-imposed task. Jesus, a…
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…
16th Century
Protestant
It is finished. He repeats the same word which He had recently employed.
Now this word, which Christ employs, well deserves our att…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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 …
13th Century
Catholic
After dealing with the crucifixion and the events that accompanied it, the Evangelist now describes the venerable death of Christ.