John 19:33

But when they were come to Jesus [or Forsooth when they had come to Jesus], as they saw him dead then, they brake not his thighs;

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:

In Context

32Therefore (the) knights came (or And so the soldiers came), and they brake the thighs of the first, and of the other, that was crucified with him.

34but one of the knights opened his side with a spear, and anon blood and water went out. (but one of the soldiers opened his side with a spear, and at once blood and water went out.)

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Cross References

Exodus 12:46it shall be eaten in one house; neither ye shall bear out the flesh thereof; neither ye shall break a bone thereof.

Luke 8:53And they scorned him, and knew that she was dead.

Matthew Henry on John 19:32-38

The Crucifixion. 31 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 a high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. 32 Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. 33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: 34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side,… Read the whole commentary →

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