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John 19:30-32
Contemporary English Version
John 19:30-32
Contemporary English Version
30 After Jesus drank the wine, he said, “Everything is done!” He bowed his head and died.
A Spear Is Stuck in Jesus' Side
31 The next day would be both a Sabbath and the Passover. It was a special day for the Jewish people,[a] and they did not want the bodies to stay on the crosses during this day. So they asked Pilate to break the men's legs[b] and take their bodies down. 32 The soldiers first broke the legs of the other two men who were nailed there.
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- 19.31 a special day for the Jewish people: Passover could be any day of the week. But according to the Gospel of John, Passover was on a Sabbath in the year that Jesus was nailed to a cross.
- 19.31 break the men's legs: This was the way that the Romans sometimes speeded up the death of a person who had been nailed to a cross.
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