1000 B
1000 B
knowing that everything was now completed
You can translate this in an active form. AT: "he knew that he had done everything that God had sent him to do" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
A container full of sour wine was placed there
You can translate this in an active form. AT: "Someone had placed there a full container of sour wine" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
sour wine
"bitter wine"
they put
Here "they" refers to the Roman guards.
a sponge
a small object that can soak up and hold much liquid
on a hyssop staff
"on a branch of a plant called hyssop"
He bowed his head and gave up his spirit
John implies here that Jesus gave his spirit back to God. AT: "He bowed his head and gave God his spirit" or "He bowed his head and died" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)