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John 19:34

The cross and atonementDeath and loss

32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and those of the other.

33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.

Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.

35 The one who saw it has testified to this, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.

36 Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.
KJV
But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
WEB
However, one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.
ASV
howbeit one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and straightway there came out blood and water.
DARBY
but one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately there came out blood and water.
BLB
But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and blood and water came out immediately.
ÅB
men en av stridsmennene stakk ham i siden med et spyd, og straks kom det ut blod og vann.
OTB
I stedet stakk en av soldatene Hans side med et spyd, og straks kom det ut blod og vann.
B1930
men en av stridsmennene stakk ham i siden med et spyd, og straks kom det ut blod og vann.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 John 5:6

    This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.

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  • Zechariah 13:1

    “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.

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  • Zechariah 12:10

    Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.

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  • 1 John 5:8

    the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and these three are in agreement.

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  • Titus 3:5–7

    He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

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  • Ezekiel 36:25

    I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.

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  • Revelation 7:14

    “Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

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  • Ephesians 5:26

    to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

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