John 19:32
Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
John 19:32 in other translations
| BSB | So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and those of the other. |
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| WEB | Therefore the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who was crucified with him; |
| ASV | The soldiers therefore came, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other that was crucified with him: |
| YLT | The soldiers, therefore, came, and of the first indeed they did break the legs, and of the other who was crucified with him, |
| DARBY | The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first and of the other that had been crucified with him; |
| BBE | So the men of the army came, and the legs of the first were broken and then of the other who was put to death on the cross with Jesus: |
| Webster | Then came the soldiers, and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified with him. |
What does John 19:32 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 19:31-37
Joh 19:31-42. Burial of Christ. 31-37. 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…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 19:31-37
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…
John 19:32 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 19:32
- John 19:18
Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.
- Luke 23:39-43
And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. …
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Context
- John 19:31
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 an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
- John 19:32
Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
- John 19:33
But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:
John 19:32 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y vinieron los soldados, y quebraron las piernas al primero, y asimismo al otro que había sido crucificado con él. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Les soldats donc vinrent et rompirent les jambes du premier, et de l’autre qui était crucifié avec lui. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da kamen die Kriegsknechte und brachen die Beine des ersten und des anderen, der mit ihm gekreuzigt war. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Venerunt ergo milites: et primi quidem fregerunt crura, et alterius, qui crucifixus est cum eo. |