John 19:36
34 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.
Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”
37 And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”
38 Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”
- KJV
- For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
- WEB
- For these things happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “A bone of him will not be broken.”
- ASV
- For these things came to pass, that the scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
- DARBY
- For these things took place that the scripture might be fulfilled, Not a bone of him shall be broken.
- BLB
- For these things took place so that the Scripture might be fulfilled: “Not one bone of Him will be broken.”
- ÅB
- For dette skjedde for at Skriften skulle oppfylles: Ikke noe bein skal brytes på ham.
- OTB
- Disse hendelsene skjedde for å oppfylle Skriften: «Ikke ett av Hans ben skal brytes.»
- B1930
- For dette skjedde forat Skriften skulde opfylles: Intet ben skal brytes på ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 34:20
He protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken.
Read in contextNumbers 9:12
they may not leave any of it until morning or break any of its bones. They must observe the Passover according to all its statutes.
Read in contextExodus 12:46
It must be eaten inside one house. You are not to take any of the meat outside the house, and you may not break any of the bones.
Read in contextJohn 19:28
After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
Read in contextPsalms 22:14
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
Read in contextPsalms 35:10
All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”
Read in contextMatthew 1:22
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
Read in contextJohn 19:24
So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did.
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