this had to be the darkest moment of their life. the final mark on the shroud would have been made after jesus died. this blood mark is not part of a normal crucifixion, but in the case of jesus, the gospels tell us that it was delivered by a roman solider to ensure that he was dead so that his body could be released and taken down from the cross before passover. in the gospel of john, a soldier stabs jesus dead body in the side. blood and water leak out. we see clear areas which some have hypothesized might be due to this fluid that s associated with the blood, the blood water, as the gospel says.