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30 After Jesus had taken the wine, he said, “It is finished.” Then he bowed his head and released his spirit.

Jesus’ Side is Pierced

31 Since it was the Preparation Day, the Jewish leaders[a] did not want to leave the bodies on the crosses during the Sabbath, because that was a particularly important Sabbath. So they asked Pilate to have the men’s legs broken and the bodies[b] removed. 32 So the soldiers went and broke the legs of the first man and then of the other man who had been crucified with him.

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Footnotes

  1. John 19:31 I.e. Judean leaders; lit. the Jews
  2. John 19:31 The Gk. lacks the bodies