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John 19:32 KJV
John · chapter 19 · verse 32
Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.John 19:32 · King James Version
John 19:32 in context
30When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
31The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
32Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
33But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:
34But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- soldiersstratiōtēsa soldier, metaph. a champion of the cause of ChristG4757 →
- brakekatagnymito breakG2608 →
- firstprōtosfirst in time or place, in any succession of things or persons, first in rank, influence…G4413 →
- cameerchomaito come, of persons, to come from one place to another, and used both of persons arriving…G2064 →
- legsskelosthe leg, from the hip to the toes inclusiveG4628 →
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This passage concerning the piercing of Christ's side after his death is recorded only by this evangelist. I. Observe the superstition of the Jews, which occasioned it (Joh 19:31): Because it was the preparation for the sabbath, and that sabbath day, because it fell in the passover-week, was a high day, that they…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 31-37