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. I. IN WHAT SENSE. 1. Prophecy was fulfilled. 2. The substance of the types was accomplished. 3. All was finished that was necessary to make Him a fit pattern for us. 4. All was done which God required as an expiation of sin. II. THE EVIDENCES. 1. The dignity of the Person finishing. 2. The greatness of the work. 3. God's approbation of Him and it. III. THE COMFORT. 1. It answers the grand scruple which is at the bottom of all our fears (Micah 6:6, 7). 2. God can now require no satisfaction from us (Isaiah 53:5). 3. It affords the strongest motive to duty and gives to duty its sweetest pleasure. 4. It encourages us to look for great things from God in this life and the next. (T. Manton, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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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