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

32So the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first man and of the other who was crucified with Him; 33but coming to Jesus, when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. 35And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe. 36For these things came to pass to fulfill the Scripture, “Not a bone of Him shall 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

• But oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• of the soldiersστρατιώτηςstratiōtēs · soldierG4757
• piercedνύσσωnussō · to pierceG3572
• His sideπλευράpleura · sideG4125
• with a spearλόγχηlogchē · spearG3057
• and immediatelyεὐθύςeuthus · StraightG2117
• bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
• and waterὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
• cameἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831

Cross-references for John 19:34

• John 13:8Peter said to Him, “Never shall You wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.”
• Psalms 51:7Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
• Ezekiel 36:25Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.
• Zechariah 13:1“In that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for impurity.
• Matthew 27:62Now on the next day, the day after the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together with Pilate,
• Acts 22:16Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.’
• 1 Corinthians 1:30But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,
• 1 Corinthians 6:11Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
• Ephesians 5:26so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
• Hebrews 9:13For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled sanctify for the cleansing of the flesh,
• Hebrews 10:19Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
• 1 Peter 3:21Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you--not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience--through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
• 1 John 1:6If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth;
• 1 John 5:6This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood--
• Revelation 7:14I said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and 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
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• Blood and Water
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• Crucifixion
• Humiliation of Christ
• Passover
• Thenceforth
• Writing
• Armor; Arms
• Gnosticism
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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