John 19:33
But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:
John 19:33 in other translations
| BSB | But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. |
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| WEB | but when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they didn’t break his legs. |
| ASV | but when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: |
| YLT | and having come to Jesus, when they saw him already having been dead, they did not break his legs; |
| DARBY | but coming to Jesus, when they saw that he was already dead they did not break his legs, |
| BBE | But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was dead by this time, and so his legs were not broken; |
| Webster | But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they broke not his legs: |
What does John 19:33 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…
Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
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 19:33 in the original Greek
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Context
- 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 19:34
But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
John 19:33 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas cuando vinieron á Jesús, como le vieron ya muerto, no le quebraron las piernas: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mais étant venus à Jésus, comme ils virent qu’il était déjà mort, ils ne lui rompirent pas les jambes; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Als sie aber zu Jesu kamen und sahen, daß er schon gestorben war, brachen sie ihm die Beine nicht, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ad Jesum autem cum venissent, ut viderunt eum jam mortuum, non fregerunt ejus crura, |