John 19:34

John 19:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
• New International Version (NIV)Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.

Context of John 19:34

32The soldiers broke the legs of the first man and then of the other man who had been crucified with Jesus. 33When the soldiers came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they didn’t break his legs. However, one of the soldiers stabbed Jesus’ side with his spear, and blood and water immediately came out. 35The one who saw this is an eyewitness. What he says is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth so that you, too, will believe. 36This happened so that the Scripture would come true: “None of his bones will be broken.”

John 19:34 word by word

ἀλλ᾽ εἷς τῶν στρατιωτῶν λόγχῃ αὐτοῦ τὴν πλευρὰν ἔνυξεν, καὶ ἐξῆλθεν εὐθὺς αἷμα καὶ ὕδωρ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butἀλλάalla · butG235
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• of the soldiersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of the soldiersστρατιώτηςstratiōtēs · soldierG4757
• with a spearλόγχηlogchē · spearG3057
• piercedνύσσωnussō · to pierceG3572
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sideπλευράpleura · sideG4125
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• forthwithεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• came there outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
• waterὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204

Cross-references for John 19:34

• John 13:8Peter told Jesus, “You will never wash my feet.” Jesus replied to Peter, “If I don’t wash you, you don’t belong to me.”
• Psalms 51:7Purify me from sin with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
• Ezekiel 36:25I will sprinkle clean water on you and make you clean instead of unclean. Then I will cleanse you from all your idols.
• Zechariah 13:1⌞The Lord declares,⌟ “On that day a fountain will be opened for David’s family and for those who live in Jerusalem to wash away ⌞their⌟ sin and stain.
• Matthew 27:62The next day, which was the day of rest—a holy day, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together and went to Pilate.
• Acts 22:16What are you waiting for now? Get up! Be baptized, and have your sins washed away as you call on his name.’
• 1 Corinthians 1:30You are partners with Christ Jesus because of God. Jesus has become our wisdom sent from God, our approval, our holiness, and our ransom from sin.
• 1 Corinthians 6:11That’s what some of you were! But you have been washed and made holy, and you have received God’s approval in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
• Ephesians 5:26He did this to make the church holy by cleansing it, washing it using water along with spoken words.
• Hebrews 9:13The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of cows sprinkled on unclean people made their bodies holy and clean.
• Hebrews 10:19Brothers and sisters, because of the blood of Jesus we can now confidently go into the holy place.
• 1 Peter 3:21Baptism, which is like that water, now saves you. Baptism doesn’t save by removing dirt from the body. Rather, baptism is a request to God for a clear conscience. It saves you through Jesus Christ, who came back from death to life.
• 1 John 1:6If we say, “We have a relationship with God” and yet live in the dark, we’re lying. We aren’t being truthful.
• 1 John 5:6This Son of God is Jesus Christ, who came by water and blood. He didn’t come with water only, but with water and with blood. The Spirit is the one who verifies this, because the Spirit is the truth.
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the witness, the trustworthy one, the first to come back to life, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. Glory and power forever and ever belong to the one who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood
• Revelation 7:14I answered him, “Sir, you know.” Then he told me, “These are the people who are coming out of the terrible suffering. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the lamb.

Commentaries on John 19:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34With a spear pierced his side - The soldier who pierced our Lord's side has been called by the Roman Catholic writers Longinus, which seems to be a corruption of , lonche, a spear or dart, the word in the text. They moreover tell us that this man was converted - that it was he who said, Truly this was the Son of God - that he traveled into Cappadocia, and there preached the Gospel of Christ, and received the crown of martyrdom. But this deserves the same…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34One of the soldiers - One of those appointed to watch the bodies until they were dead. This man appears to have doubted whether he was dead, and, in order to see whether he was not yet sensible, he pierced him with his spear. The Jews designed that his legs should be broken, but this was prevented by the providence of God; yet in another way more satisfactory proof was obtained of his death than would have been by the breaking of his legs. This was so…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. 34To confirm that Jesus was dead, a Roman soldier stabbed his side with a spear. blood and water flowed out: This has several levels of meaning: The spear probably cut through the pericardium, the sack around the heart, releasing these fluids. John might have been thinking of more Passover symbolism. The Passover lamb’s blood had to flow as it died. The water flowing from the side of Jesus is similar to the language of "living water" that Jesus had…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 19:34

• Blood
• Jesus, the Christ
• Spear

In the dictionaries

• Blood and Water
• Blood
• Crucifixion
• Humiliation of Christ
• Passover
• Thenceforth
• Writing
• Armor; Arms
• Gnosticism
• Jesus Christ

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