John 19:31

And because it was the preparation, the Jews said: These bodies must not remain all night upon the cross: because the sabbath was dawning; and the day of that sabbath was a great day. And they requested of Pilate, that they should break the legs of those crucified, and take them down.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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

30And when Jesus had received the vinegar, he said: Lo; Done. And he bowed his head, and yielded up his spirit.

32And the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first, and of the other that was crucified with him.

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Cross References

Mark 15:42And, as it was the eve of preparation, which precedeth the sabbath,

John 19:14And it was the preparation for the passover; and it was about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews: Behold, 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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