‏ John 19:28

 Are now finished ( ηδη τετελεστα ). Perfect passive indicative of  τελεω. See same form in verse 30. As in 13:1, where Jesus is fully conscious (knowing,  ειδως ) of the meaning of his atoning death.

 Might be accomplished ( τελειωθη ). First aorist passive subjunctive of  τελειοω rather than the usual  πληρωθη (verse 24) with  ινα. John sees the thirst of Jesus in Ps 69:21f. Jesus, of course, did not make the outcry in any mechanical way. Thirst is one of the severest agonies of crucifixion. For the "perfecting" of the Messiah by physical suffering see Heb 2:10; 5:7ff.

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