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<a href="/nasb/john/19.htm">NASB 1995</a> So the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first man and of the other who was crucified with Him; <a href="/nasb77/john/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a> The soldiers therefore came, and broke the legs of the first man, and of the other man who was crucified with Him; <a href="/lsb/john/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first man and of the other who was crucified with Him; <a href="/amp/john/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man, and of the other who had been crucified with Him. <a href="/csb/john/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man and of the other one who had been crucified with him. <a href="/hcsb/john/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man and of the other one who had been crucified with Him. <a href="/asv/john/19.htm">American Standard Version</a> The soldiers therefore came, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other that was crucified with him: <a href="/cev/john/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The soldiers first broke the legs of the other two men who were nailed there. <a href="/erv/john/19.htm">English Revised Version</a> The soldiers therefore came, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him: <a href="/gwt/john/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The soldiers broke the legs of the first man and then of the other man who had been crucified with Jesus. <a href="/gnt/john/19.htm">Good News Translation</a> So the soldiers went and broke the legs of the first man and then of the other man who had been crucified with Jesus. <a href="/isv/john/19.htm">International Standard Version</a> So the soldiers went and broke the legs of the first man and then of the other man who had been crucified with him. <a href="/msb/john/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and those of the other. <a href="/net/john/19.htm">NET Bible</a> So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two men who had been crucified with Jesus, first the one and then the other. <a href="/nheb/john/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Therefore the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified with him; <a href="/wbt/john/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then came the soldiers, and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified with him. <a href="/wey/john/19.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Accordingly the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man and also of the other who had been crucified with Jesus. <a href="/web/john/19.htm">World English Bible</a> Therefore the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who was crucified with him; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> The soldiers, therefore, came, and they indeed broke the legs of the first and of the other who was crucified with Him, <a href="/blb/john/19.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> So the soldiers came, and indeed they broke the legs of the first, and of the other having been crucified with Him. <a href="/ylt/john/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> The soldiers, therefore, came, and of the first indeed they did break the legs, and of the other who was crucified with him, <a href="/slt/john/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Then came the soldiers, and truly brake the legs of the first, and of the other crucified with him.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The soldiers therefore came; and they broke the legs of the first, and of the other that was crucified with him. <a href="/cpdv/john/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, the soldiers approached, and, indeed, they broke the legs of the first one, and of the other who was crucified with him. <a href="/nabre/john/19.htm">New American Bible</a> So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and then of the other one who was crucified with Jesus. <a href="/nrsvce/john/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who had been crucified with him.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first one, and of the other one who was crucified with him. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/19.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And the soldiers came and they broke the legs of the first and of the other who was crucified with him.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/19.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Then came the soldiers and broke the legs of the first, and of the other that was crucified with him. <a href="/godbey/john/19.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Then the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first one, and of the other one being crucified along with Him. <a href="/haweis/john/19.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified with him. <a href="/mace/john/19.htm">Mace New Testament</a> accordingly the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified with him. <a href="/wey/john/19.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Accordingly the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man and also of the other who had been crucified with Jesus. <a href="/worrell/john/19.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> The soldiers, therefore, came, and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified with Him; <a href="/worsley/john/19.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> So the soldiers came, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other that was crucified with Him. But coming to Jesus, <a href="/parallel/john/19-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=6922" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/19.htm">Jesus' Side is Pierced</a> 31It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed. 32<a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">So</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4757.htm" title="4757: stratiōtai (N-NMP) -- A soldier. From a presumed derivative of the same as stratia; a camper-out, i.e. A warrior.">soldiers</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: ēlthon (V-AIA-3P) -- To come, go. ">came</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3303.htm" title="3303: men (Conj) -- A primary particle; properly, indicative of affirmation or concession; usually followed by a contrasted clause with de."></a> <a href="/greek/2608.htm" title="2608: kateaxan (V-AIA-3P) -- To break down (in pieces), crush, break into. From kata and the base of rhegnumi; to rend in pieces, i.e. Crack apart.">broke</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4628.htm" title="4628: skelē (N-ANP) -- The leg (from the hip downwards). Apparently from skello; the leg.">legs</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/4413.htm" title="4413: prōtou (Adj-GMS) -- First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost.">first man</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">who</a> <a href="/greek/4957.htm" title="4957: systaurōthentos (V-APP-GMS) -- To crucify together with. From sun and stauroo; to impale in company with.">had been crucified with</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Jesus,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">those of the</a> <a href="/greek/243.htm" title="243: allou (Adj-GMS) -- Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; else, i.e. Different.">other.</a> 33But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/34-20.htm">Psalm 34:20</a> He protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken. <a href="/exodus/12-46.htm">Exodus 12:46</a> 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. <a href="/numbers/9-12.htm">Numbers 9:12</a> 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. <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a> 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. <a href="/john/19-36.htm">John 19:36</a> Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.” <a href="/john/19-37.htm">John 19:37</a> And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.” <a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a> The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! <a href="/john/1-36.htm">John 1:36</a> When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!” <a href="/matthew/27-35.htm">Matthew 27:35</a> When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots. <a href="/mark/15-24.htm">Mark 15:24</a> And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take. <a href="/luke/23-33.htm">Luke 23:33</a> When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left. <a href="/john/20-25.htm">John 20:25</a> So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.” <a href="/john/20-27.htm">John 20:27</a> Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.” <a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7</a> Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. <a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Revelation 1:7</a> Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then came the soldiers, and broke the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.of the first.<a href="/john/19-18.htm">John 19:18</a> Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.<a href="/luke/23-39.htm">Luke 23:39-43</a> And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/19-16.htm">Accordingly</a> <a href="/john/19-2.htm">Army</a> <a href="/john/5-18.htm">Brake</a> <a href="/john/8-2.htm">Break</a> <a href="/john/5-18.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/john/19-31.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/john/19-31.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/john/19-23.htm">Crucified</a> <a href="/john/19-20.htm">Death</a> <a href="/john/18-13.htm">First</a> <a href="/john/16-32.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/john/19-30.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/19-31.htm">Legs</a> <a href="/john/19-25.htm">Soldiers</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/16-11.htm">Accordingly</a> <a href="/acts/7-42.htm">Army</a> <a href="/john/19-33.htm">Brake</a> <a href="/john/19-33.htm">Break</a> <a href="/john/19-33.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/john/19-33.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/john/19-41.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/john/19-41.htm">Crucified</a> <a href="/john/21-19.htm">Death</a> <a href="/john/19-39.htm">First</a> <a href="/john/20-5.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/john/19-33.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/19-33.htm">Legs</a> <a href="/john/19-34.htm">Soldiers</a><div class="vheading2">John 19</div>1. <a href="/john/19-1.htm">Jesus is scourged, crowned with thorns, and beaten.</a> 4. <a href="/john/19-4.htm">Pilate is desirous to release him, </a> 15. <a href="/john/19-15.htm">but being overcome with the outrage of the crowd, he delivers him to be crucified.</a> 23. <a href="/john/19-23.htm">They cast lots for his garments.</a> 25. <a href="/john/19-25.htm">He commends his mother to John.</a> 28. <a href="/john/19-28.htm">He dies.</a> 31. <a href="/john/19-31.htm">His side is pierced.</a> 38. <a href="/john/19-38.htm">He is buried by Joseph and Nicodemus.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So the soldiers came Roman soldiers were responsible for carrying out crucifixions, a common method of execution in the Roman Empire. Their presence underscores the Roman authority over Judea and the fulfillment of Jesus' prediction about His death at the hands of Gentiles (<a href="/mark/10-33.htm">Mark 10:33</a>).and broke the legs Breaking the legs, or crurifragium, was a method used to hasten death during crucifixion. By breaking the legs, the victim could no longer push up to breathe, leading to asphyxiation. This act fulfilled the necessity of removing the bodies before the Sabbath, as per Jewish law (<a href="/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">Deuteronomy 21:22-23</a>).of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus The two men crucified alongside Jesus are described as criminals (<a href="/luke/23-32.htm">Luke 23:32-33</a>). Their presence fulfills <a href="/isaiah/53-12.htm">Isaiah 53:12</a>, which prophesied that the Messiah would be "numbered with the transgressors."and those of the other The breaking of the legs of both criminals highlights the thoroughness of Roman execution practices. It also sets the stage for the fulfillment of prophecy regarding Jesus, as His legs were not broken (<a href="/john/19-36.htm">John 19:36</a>), aligning with the Passover lamb's requirements (<a href="/exodus/12-46.htm">Exodus 12:46</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_soldiers.htm">The Soldiers</a> Roman soldiers tasked with carrying out crucifixions. They were responsible for ensuring the death of those crucified. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_first_man.htm">The First Man</a> One of the criminals crucified alongside Jesus. His legs were broken to hasten death. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_other_man.htm">The Other Man</a> The second criminal crucified with Jesus, also had his legs broken. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> Central figure of the crucifixion, whose legs were not broken, fulfilling prophecy. 5. <a href="/topical/g/golgotha.htm">Golgotha</a> The place of the crucifixion, also known as "The Place of the Skull."<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a> The breaking of the legs of the two criminals but not Jesus' highlights the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, underscoring the divine plan and sovereignty of God. <a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_the_passover_lamb.htm">The Significance of the Passover Lamb</a> Jesus as the unblemished Passover Lamb signifies the ultimate sacrifice for sin, emphasizing the importance of understanding Old Testament typology. <a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_suffering.htm">The Reality of Suffering</a> The brutality of crucifixion and the breaking of legs remind us of the physical suffering Jesus endured, calling us to reflect on the cost of our redemption. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_death.htm">The Certainty of Death</a> The soldiers' actions were to ensure death, reminding us of the finality of Jesus' sacrifice and the assurance of our salvation through His death. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_scripture.htm">The Importance of Scripture</a> The fulfillment of prophecy in these events encourages believers to trust in the reliability and authority of Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 19</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_swoon_theory.htm">What is the Swoon Theory?</a> <a href="/q/did_jesus_carry_his_cross_or_not.htm">Did Jesus carry his own cross? (John 19:17 vs. Matthew 27:31-32)</a> <a href="/q/crucifixion_time__mark_15_25_vs._john_19_14.htm">What time was Jesus crucified? (Mark 15:25 vs. John 19:14)</a> <a href="/q/why_did_blood_and_water_flow.htm">Why did Jesus' side release blood and water?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32) Then came the soldiers,. . . .--The words do not mean, as they have sometimes been understood, that other soldiers came, but refer to the quaternion before named (<a href="/john/19-23.htm" title="Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.">John 19:23</a>), who had naturally fallen back from the crosses, and are here represented as coming forward to complete their work. The mention of the "first" and the "other" suggests that they formed two pairs, and began on either side breaking the legs of the thieves crucified with Jesus.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 32-34. - Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first - two of the quaternion employed on the one deed, and two on the other - and of the other which was crucified with him. But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was already dead, they brake not his legs. Their barbarous mercy was unnecessary, and John caw in this another correspondence with the sacred symbolism and prophetic anticipations of the Old Testament. But one of the soldiers pierced - gashed, probably, for the word ἔνυξεν is used in both senses - his side with a spear (λόγχῃ, a lance, a heavy formidable weapon) to give him the coup de grace, should their expectation not be actually realized, and forthwith came there-out blood and water. We do not enter into the numerous physiological reasons which have been advanced by Gruner, Bartholinus, and Dr. Stroud ('Physical Cause of the Death of Christ') for this event, but regard it as one of the great portents of the Crucifixion, which cannot be entirely explained as some physiologists have done. Dr. Schaff appears willing to accept the hypothesis that the extravagated blood, being first separated into its two constituents, was thus liberated from the pericardium - a phenomenon that might seem to justify the supposition of the evangelist, that it was blood and water. Dr. Stroud endeavored, with much medical learning, to show that this might follow the side-piercing if the Lord's physical death had followed, as he argued, from rupture of the heart due to his intense agonies. Sir R. Bennett has accepted this solution. Nor, further, do we see here any reference to the sacramental system of which John elsewhere says so little; but we do see a token miraculously given of the twofold power of his redemptive life and work (1) renovation, refreshment, rivers of living water issuing from the κοίλια of Christ, the first great rush of spiritual power which was to regenerate humanity; and (2) the expression of that redemptive process which was effected in the positive shedding of his precious blood. It was, moreover, a proof and sign given to Roman soldiers that their Victim was actually dead. We cannot think, with Westcott, that it was a kind of sign of the commencement of the resurrection-life, which goes perilously near to the assertion that he never really died. Moulton argues that the phenomena were physiologically possible if the-event occurred immediately after death. There is nothing in the narrative to prevent such juxtaposition. That John should have witnessed it, and been unable to understand it, and therefore put it down among the marvels of the Crucifixion, corroborates the veracity of the eye-witness (Webster and Wilkinson). The interesting catena of patristic interpretations given by Westcott ('Additional Note') shows that the earliest writer who refers to the marvel, Claudius Apollinaris, regarded it as expressive of λόγος and πνεῦμα, "the Word and the Spirit." Origen showed that from a corpse such a phenomenon could not occur; and so even in his death there are still the signs of the living one. Cyril of Jerusalem saw the two baptisms of blood and water; Chrysostom, the two sacraments, or the mysteries of baptism and of the flesh and blood. Macarius Magnes and Apollinarius saw an allusion to the side of Adam, from which Eve, the source of evil, was taken; that now the side of the second Adam should give forth the means of salvation and deliverance. Tertullian dwells on the two baptisms of water and blood; so Jerome; while Augustine sees in it the laver and the cup. That there was some special, abnormal phenomenon seems specially noticeable from the emphasis which the eye-witness lays upon the observation and record of the fact. <a href="/commentaries/john/19-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>So οὖν (oun) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. soldiers στρατιῶται (stratiōtai) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4757.htm">Strong's 4757: </a> A soldier. From a presumed derivative of the same as stratia; a camper-out, i.e. A warrior. came ἦλθον (ēlthon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. broke κατέαξαν (kateaxan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2608.htm">Strong's 2608: </a> To break down (in pieces), crush, break into. From kata and the base of rhegnumi; to rend in pieces, i.e. Crack apart. the τὰ (ta) Article - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. legs σκέλη (skelē) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4628.htm">Strong's 4628: </a> The leg (from the hip downwards). Apparently from skello; the leg. of the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. first [man] πρώτου (prōtou) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4413.htm">Strong's 4413: </a> First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost. who τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. had been crucified with συσταυρωθέντος (systaurōthentos) Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4957.htm">Strong's 4957: </a> To crucify together with. From sun and stauroo; to impale in company with. [Jesus], αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. [those] of the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. other. ἄλλου (allou) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_243.htm">Strong's 243: </a> Other, another (of more than two), different. 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