John 19:36

John 19:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
• New International Version (NIV)These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of his bones will be broken,”
• English Standard Version (ESV)For these things took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken."
• New King James Version (NKJV)For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, “Not one of His bones shall be broken.”

Context of John 19:36

34But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came [flowing] out. 35And he (John, the eyewitness) who has seen it has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also [who read this] may believe. For these things took place to fulfill the Scripture, “Not a bone of His shall be broken.” 37And again another Scripture says, “They shall look at Him whom they have pierced.” 38And after this, Joseph of Arimathea—a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews—asked Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away His body.

John 19:36 word by word

ἐγένετο γὰρ ταῦτα ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ· ὀστοῦν οὐ συντριβήσεται αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• were doneγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• the scriptureὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the scriptureγραφήgraphē · a writingG1124
• should be fulfilledπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137
• A boneὀστέονosteon ostoun · boneG3747
• of himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• shallσυντρίβωsuntribō · to breakG4937
• notοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for John 19:36

• Exodus 12:46It is to be eaten inside one house; you shall not take any of the meat outside the house, nor shall you break any of its bones.
• Numbers 9:12They shall leave none of it until morning nor break any of its bones; in accordance with all the statutes of the Passover they shall observe it.
• Psalms 22:14I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; It is melted [by anguish] within me.
• Psalms 34:20He keeps all his bones; Not one of them is broken.
• Psalms 35:10All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like You, Who rescues the afflicted from him who is too strong for him [to resist alone], And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”

Commentaries on John 19:36

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36That the scripture should be fulfilled - See Exodus 12:46. John here regards the paschal lamb as an emblem of Christ; and as in the law it was commanded that a bone of that lamb should not be broken, so, in the providence of God, it was ordered that a bone of the Saviour should not be broken. The Scripture thus received a complete fulfillment respecting both the type and the antitype. Some have supposed, however, that John referred to Psalm 34:20.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-37Verses 31-37 A trial was made whether Jesus was dead. He died in less time than persons crucified commonly did. It showed that he had laid down his life of himself. The spear broke up the very fountains of life; no human body could survive such a wound. But its being so solemnly attested, shows there was something peculiar in it. The blood and water that flowed out, signified those two great benefits which all believers partake of through Christ…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36"Not one of His bones will be broken": God did not allow for the Passover lamb to have broken bones (Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12). Jesus was the final Passover lamb (compare Psalm 34:20; see also 1 Corinthians 5:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-4231-37. the preparation--sabbath eve. that the bodies should not remain--over night, against the Mosaic law (De 21:22, 23). on the sabbath day, for that sabbath day was an high day--or "great" day--the first day of unleavened bread, and, as concurring with an ordinary sabbath, the most solemn season of the ecclesiastical year. Hence their peculiar jealousy lest the law should be infringed. besought Pilate that their legs might be broken--to hasten their…Read the comment

Topics related to John 19:36

• Bones
• Jesus, the Christ
• Quotations and Allusions

In the dictionaries

• Humiliation of Christ
• Passover
• Thenceforth
• Writing
• Canon of the Old Testament
• Exodus, the Book of
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Lord's Supper; (eucharist)
• Quotations in the New Testament

Commentaries on John 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings