JOHN 19:28

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

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John 19:28 Translation & Meaning

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After Μετὰ Properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between G0575 or G1537 and G1519 or G4314; less intimate than G1722 and less close than G4862) After
this, τοῦτο That thing this
Jesus Ἰησοῦς Jesus (i.e., Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites Jesus
knowing εἰδὼς Used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent G3700 and G3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know knowing
that ὅτι Demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because that
all things πάντα All, any, every, the whole all things
were now ἤδη Even now now
accomplished, τετέλεσται To end, i.e., complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt) accomplished
that ἵνα In order that (denoting the purpose or the result) that
the The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
scripture γραφὴ A document, i.e., holy Writ (or its contents or a statement in it) scripture
might be fulfilled, τελειωθῇ To complete, i.e., (literally) accomplish, or (figuratively) consummate (in character) might fulfilled
saith, λέγει Properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean saith
I thirst. Διψῶ To thirst for (literally or figuratively) thirst

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  • 26  When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!

  • 27  Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.

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

  • 29  Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.

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




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