John 19:37
And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.
John 19:37 in other translations
| BSB | And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.” |
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| WEB | Again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they pierced.” |
| ASV | And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced. |
| YLT | and again another Writing saith, ‘They shall look to him whom they did pierce.' |
| DARBY | And again another scripture says, They shall look on him whom they pierced. |
| BBE | And again another verse says, They will see him who was wounded by their spears. |
| Webster | And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced. |
What does John 19:37 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
(l) "another scripture" Ps 22:16, Zech 12:10, Rev 1:7
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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…
John 19:37 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 19:37
- Zechariah 12:10
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
- Revelation 1:7
Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
- Psalms 22:16-17
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.
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Context
- 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.
- John 19:38
And after this Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
John 19:37 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y también otra Escritura dice: Mirarán al que traspasaron. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et encore une autre écriture dit: « Ils regarderont vers celui qu’ils ont percé ». |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wiederum sagt eine andere Schrift: "Sie werden den anschauen, welchen sie durchstochen haben". |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et iterum alia Scriptura dicit: Videbunt in quem transfixerunt. |