John 19:32

John 19:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
• New International Version (NIV)The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who had been crucified with him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who was crucified with Him.

Context of John 19:32

30When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. 31The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath, (for that sabbath was a great day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. Then came the soldiers, and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified with him. 33But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they broke not his legs: 34But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and immediately came out blood and water.

John 19:32 word by word

ἦλθον οὖν οἱ στρατιῶται καὶ τοῦ μὲν πρώτου κατέαξαν τὰ σκέλη καὶ τοῦ ἄλλου τοῦ συσταυρωθέντος αὐτῷ.Read the interlinear

• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• soldiersστρατιώτηςstratiōtēs · soldierG4757
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• brokeκατάγνυμιkatagnumi · to breakG2608
• legsσκέλοςskelos · legG4628
• theμένmen · on the other handG3303
• firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• otherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• whoὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• withσυσταυρόομαιsustauroō · to crucify withG4957
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for John 19:32

• John 19:18Where they crucified him, and two others with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.
• Luke 23:39And one of the malefactors who were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou art Christ, save thyself and us.

Commentaries on John 19:32

• 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. 31-33The Jewish authorities, eager to complete the crucifixion before Sabbath began at dusk, asked Pilate to break the legs of the men. It was common to break the legs of those crucified with a tool. It caused them to stop breathing and bleed excessively because the victim could not push themselves up to breathe.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 19:32

• Jesus, the Christ
• Legs

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• Leg
• Lord's Supper; (eucharist)
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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