John 19 · Verse 36

John 19:36

For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
John 19:36, King James Version

John 19:36 in other translations

BSBNow these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”
WEBFor these things happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “A bone of him will not be broken.”
ASVFor these things came to pass, that the scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
YLTFor these things came to pass, that the Writing may be fulfilled, ‘A bone of him shall not be broken;'
DARBYFor these things took place that the scripture might be fulfilled, Not a bone of him shall be broken.
BBEThese things came about so that the Writings might be true, No bone of his body will be broken.
WebsterFor these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

What does John 19:36 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…

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 36. That the scripture should be fulfilled. See Ex 12:46. John here regards the paschal lamb as an emblem of Christ; and as in the law it was commanded that a bone of that lamb should not be broken, so, in the providence of God, it was ordered that a bone of the Saviour should not be broken. The Scripture thus received a complete fulfillment respecting both the type and the antitype. Some have supposed, however, that John referred to Ps 34:20.

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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…

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John 19:36 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἐγένετοegenetoTook placeG1096
γὰρgarforG1063
ταῦταtautathese thingsG3778
ἵναinaso thatG2443
ἡhētheG3588
γραφὴgraphēScriptureG1124
πληρωθῇ·plērōthēamay be fulfilled:G4137
ὀστοῦνostounBoneG3747
οὐounot oneG3756
συντριβήσεταιsuntribēsetaiwill be brokenG4937
αὐτοῦ.autouof Him.G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 19:36

  • Psalms 34:20

    He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

  • Numbers 9:12

    They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.

  • Exodus 12:46

    In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.

  • John 19:28

    After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

  • Psalms 22:14

    I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

  • Psalms 35:10

    All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

  • Matthew 1:22

    Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

  • John 19:24

    They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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Ex 12:46; Nu 9:12; Ps 22:14; 34:20; 35:10

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Context

  • John 19:35

    And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.

  • John 19:36

    For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

  • John 19:37

    And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

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John 19:36 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque estas cosas fueron hechas para que se cumpliese la Escritura: Hueso no quebrantaréis de él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car ces choses sont arrivées afin que l’écriture fût accomplie: « Pas un de ses os ne sera cassé ».
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn dies geschah, auf daß die Schrift erfüllt würde: "Kein Bein von ihm wird zerbrochen werden".
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Facta sunt enim hæc ut Scriptura impleretur: Os non comminuetis ex eo.