John 19:31

Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, and so that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was especially important), asked Pilate to break their legs and to remove them.

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In The King James Version

The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

In Context

30When Jesus had taken the sour wine, he said, “It is finished.” He bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

32Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man and of the second man who had been crucified with Jesus.

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Cross References

Exodus 12:16On the first day there will be an assembly that is set apart to me, and on the seventh day there will be another such gathering. No work will be done on these days, except the cooking for everyone to eat. That must be the only work that may be done by you.

Deuteronomy 21:22If a man has committed a sin worthy of death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,

Joshua 10:26Then Joshua attacked and killed the kings. He hung them on five trees. They hung on the trees until evening.

Micah 3:3you who also eat the flesh of my people, 1 and tear their skin off, 1 break their bones, 1 and chop them in pieces, 1 just like meat for a pot, 1 just like meat in a cauldron. 1

Mark 15:42When evening had come, because it was the Day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

John 19:14Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, at about the sixth hour. Pilate said to the Jews, “See, here is your king!”

Matthew Henry on John 19:20-31

The Inscription on the Cross; The Crucifixion. 19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. 20 This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. 21 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews. 22 Pilate answered, What I have written I have written. 23 Then the… Read the whole commentary →

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