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Version</a></span><br />These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: &#8220Not one of his bones will be broken,&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />These things happened in fulfillment of the Scriptures that say, “Not one of his bones will be broken,”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For these things took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled: “Not one of his bones will be broken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/19.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For these things took place so that the Scripture might be fulfilled: "Not one bone of Him will be broken."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, “Not <i>one</i> of His bones shall be broken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For these things took place so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “NOT A BONE OF HIM SHALL BE BROKEN.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For these things came to pass to fulfill the Scripture, &#8220NOT A BONE OF HIM SHALL BE BROKEN.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For these things came to pass, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “NOT A BONE OF HIM SHALL BE BROKEN.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For these things came to pass in order that the Scripture would be fulfilled, “NOT A BONE OF HIM SHALL BE BROKEN.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For these things took place to fulfill the Scripture, “NOT A BONE OF HIS SHALL BE BROKEN.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: Not one of his bones will be broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: Not one of His bones will be broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For these things came to pass, that the scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />All this happened so that the Scriptures would come true, which say, "No bone of his body will be broken" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For these things came to pass, that the scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This happened so that the Scripture would come true: "None of his bones will be broken."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />This was done to make the scripture come true: "Not one of his bones will be broken." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />because these things happened so that the Scripture might be fulfilled: "None of his bones will be broken." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For these things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled, "Not a bone of his will be broken."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For these things happened, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, "A bone of him will not be broken."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/19.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For all this took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled which declares, "Not one of His bones shall be broken."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For these things happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “A bone of him will not be broken.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For these things came to pass, that the Writing may be fulfilled, “A bone of Him will not be broken”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/19.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For these things took place so that the Scripture might be fulfilled: "Not one bone of Him will be broken."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For these things came to pass, that the Writing may be fulfilled, 'A bone of him shall not be broken;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For these were that the writing be completed, A bone of him shall not be broken.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For these things were done, that the scripture might be fulfilled: You shall not break a bone of him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “You shall not break a bone of him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For this happened so that the scripture passage might be fulfilled: “Not a bone of it will be broken.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />These things occurred so that the scripture might be fulfilled, “None of his bones shall be broken.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For these things happened that the scripture might be fulfilled, which said, Not even a bone shall be broken in him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/19.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />For these things happened that the scripture should be fulfilled that says, “Not a bone of him will be broken”,<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/19.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />for these things were done that the scripture might be fulfilled: A bone of him shall not be broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/19.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />For these things took place, in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of Him shall not be broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/19.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Now these things were done, that the scripture might be fulfilled, ?A bone of him shall not be broken.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/19.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />for these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, "a bone of him shall not be broken."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/19.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For all this took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled which declares, "Not one of His bones shall be broken."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/19.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />For these things came to pass, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, "A bone of Him shall not be broken."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/19.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />For these <i>things</i> were done, that the scripture might be fulfilled, Not a bone of Him shall be broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/19-36.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=6958" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/19.htm">Jesus' Side is Pierced</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">35</span>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. <span class="reftext">36</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">Now</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: tauta (DPro-NNP) -- This; he, she, it. ">these things</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: Egeneto (V-AIM-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">happened</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">so that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- 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/1124.htm" title="1124: graphē (N-NFS) -- (a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures. A document, i.e. Holy Writ.">Scripture</a> <a href="/greek/4137.htm" title="4137: plērōthē (V-ASP-3S) -- From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc.">would be fulfilled:</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">“Not one</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">of His</a> <a href="/greek/3747.htm" title="3747: Ostoun (N-NNS) -- A bone. Or contracted ostoun of uncertain affinity; a bone.">bones</a> <a href="/greek/4937.htm" title="4937: syntribēsetai (V-FIP-3S) -- From sun and the base of tribos; to crush completely, i.e. To shatter.">will be broken.”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">37</span>And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-46.htm">Exodus 12:46</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/9-12.htm">Numbers 9:12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-20.htm">Psalm 34:20</a></span><br />He protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a></span><br />The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-36.htm">John 1:36</a></span><br />When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-6.htm">Revelation 5:6</a></span><br />Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-35.htm">Matthew 27:35</a></span><br />When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-24.htm">Mark 15:24</a></span><br />And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-33.htm">Luke 23:33</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-18.htm">John 13:18</a></span><br />I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-9.htm">John 18:9</a></span><br />This was to fulfill the word He had spoken: “I have not lost one of those You have given Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-24.htm">John 19:24</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-28.htm">John 19:28</a></span><br />After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.</p><p class="hdg">that the.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-46.htm">Exodus 12:46</a></b></br> In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/9-12.htm">Numbers 9:12</a></b></br> They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-14.htm">Psalm 22:14</a></b></br> I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/13-10.htm">Body</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Bone</a> <a href="/luke/24-39.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/john/19-33.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/john/19-12.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/john/19-28.htm">Fulfill</a> <a href="/john/19-28.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/john/19-28.htm">Scripture</a> <a href="/john/19-35.htm">True.</a> <a href="/john/19-28.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/john/19-28.htm">Writings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/19-38.htm">Body</a> <a href="/genesis/2-22.htm">Bone</a> <a href="/acts/3-7.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/john/21-11.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/acts/2-17.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/acts/7-17.htm">Fulfill</a> <a href="/acts/1-16.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/john/19-37.htm">Scripture</a> <a href="/john/21-24.htm">True.</a> <a href="/john/19-37.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/john/20-9.htm">Writings</a><div class="vheading2">John 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-1.htm">Jesus is scourged, crowned with thorns, and beaten.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-4.htm">Pilate is desirous to release him, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-15.htm">but being overcome with the outrage of the crowd, he delivers him to be crucified.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-23.htm">They cast lots for his garments.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-25.htm">He commends his mother to John.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-28.htm">He dies.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-31.htm">His side is pierced.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/19-38.htm">He is buried by Joseph and Nicodemus.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/john/19.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Now these things happened</b><br />This phrase indicates the unfolding of events that were not random but divinely orchestrated. The Greek word for "happened" is "ἐγένετο" (egeneto), which implies coming into being or occurring. This suggests that the events surrounding Jesus' crucifixion were part of a divine plan, emphasizing God's sovereignty and the fulfillment of prophecy.<p><b>so that the Scripture would be fulfilled</b><br />The fulfillment of Scripture is a recurring theme in the Gospel of John, underscoring the belief that Jesus' life and death were in accordance with God's predetermined plan. The Greek word "πληρωθῇ" (plērōthē) means to make full or complete, indicating that Jesus' actions and experiences were the culmination of Old Testament prophecies. This highlights the continuity between the Old and New Testaments and the reliability of God's word.<p><b>'Not one of His bones will be broken.'</b><br />This phrase is a direct reference to Old Testament prophecy, specifically <a href="/psalms/34-20.htm">Psalm 34:20</a> and the Passover lamb regulations in <a href="/exodus/12-46.htm">Exodus 12:46</a> and <a href="/numbers/9-12.htm">Numbers 9:12</a>. The Greek word for "bones" is "ὀστέον" (osteon), and the concept of unbroken bones symbolizes wholeness and purity. In the context of the Passover, the lamb's unbroken bones signified its perfection as a sacrifice. Similarly, Jesus, as the Lamb of God, remained unbroken, signifying His perfect and complete sacrifice for humanity's sins. This fulfillment of prophecy serves as a testament to Jesus' identity as the Messiah and the ultimate sacrificial Lamb, whose death brings redemption and reconciliation with God.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(36) <span class= "bld">For these things were done </span>(better, <span class= "ital">came to pass</span>)<span class= "ital">,</span> <span class= "bld">that the scripture should be fulfilled.</span>--The emphatic witness of the previous verse is not therefore to be confined to the one fact of the flowing of the blood and the water, but to the facts in which the fulfilment of Scripture was accomplished, and which establish the Messiahship of Jesus.<p><span class= "bld">He saw</span>--that which might have seemed an accidental occurrence--that they brake not the legs of Jesus; he saw--that which might have seemed a sort of instinct of the moment--that the Roman soldier pierced the side of Jesus; he saw in the water and blood which flowed from it visible proof that Jesus was the Son of man; but he saw, too, that these incidents were part of the divine destiny of the Messiah which the prophets had foretold, and that in them the Scripture was fulfilled. (Comp. Note on <a href="/john/13-18.htm" title="I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me.">John 13:18</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">A bone of him shall not be broken.</span>--The reference is, as the margin gives it, to the Paschal Lamb, in which the Baptist had already seen a type of Christ (comp. Note on <a href="/john/1-29.htm" title="The next day John sees Jesus coming to him, and said, Behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world.">John 1:29</a>), and which St. Paul afterwards more definitely identifies with Him (<a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm" title="Purge out therefore the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, as you are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:">1Corinthians 5:7</a>). It is not equally apposite to refer to <a href="/psalms/34-20.htm" title="He keeps all his bones: not one of them is broken.">Psalm 34:20</a>, as the thought there is of preservation in life, but the words of the Psalm are doubtless themselves a poetic adaptation of the words of Exodus.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 36.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For these things came to pass, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.</span> Both the omission of the crurifragium, and the piercing of the Redeemer's side, with its solemn and strange issues, confirm to this great eye-witness the spiritual meaning and Messianic portraiture involved in them. A bone of him shall not be broken. This quotation from the ceremonial of the Passover (<a href="/exodus/12-46.htm">Exodus 12:46</a>; <a href="/numbers/9-12.htm">Numbers 9:12</a>), where the lamb offered to God was to be shielded from unnecessary mutilation, is in harmony with the words of the Baptist, "Behold the Lamb of God!" and with Paul's language (<a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7</a>), "Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us," and shows that the Fourth Gospel does recognize this parallel, which is in a very remarkable way thus quietly reaffirmed. This passage acquires meaning from the supposition that the Jews were hurrying away to eat their Paschal lamb, not a bone of which could be legally broken. The opponents of the authenticity think that incidents are invented to establish the supposed relationship. Those who seek to reply to them by explaining away this reference to the Passover think that <a href="/psalms/34-20.htm">Psalm 34:20</a> is referred to, "He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken;" but the force of that passage in this connection would violently clash with any such adaptation of it as could make it refer to the cruel and violent death of the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/19-36.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Now</span><br /><span class="grk">γὰρ</span> <span class="translit">(gar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> </span><span class="str2">For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these things</span><br /><span class="grk">ταῦτα</span> <span class="translit">(tauta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">happened</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἐγένετο</span> <span class="translit">(Egeneto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that</span><br /><span class="grk">ἵνα</span> <span class="translit">(hina)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> </span><span class="str2">In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡ</span> <span class="translit">(hē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Scripture</span><br /><span class="grk">γραφὴ</span> <span class="translit">(graphē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1124.htm">Strong's 1124: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures. A document, i.e. Holy Writ.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">would be fulfilled:</span><br /><span class="grk">πληρωθῇ</span> <span class="translit">(plērōthē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4137.htm">Strong's 4137: </a> </span><span class="str2">From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Not one</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐ</span> <span class="translit">(ou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> </span><span class="str2">No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of His</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bones</span><br /><span class="grk">Ὀστοῦν</span> <span class="translit">(Ostoun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3747.htm">Strong's 3747: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bone. Or contracted ostoun of uncertain affinity; a bone.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be broken.”</span><br /><span class="grk">συντριβήσεται</span> <span class="translit">(syntribēsetai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4937.htm">Strong's 4937: </a> </span><span class="str2">From sun and the base of tribos; to crush completely, i.e. To shatter.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/19-36.htm">John 19:36 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/19-36.htm">John 19:36 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/19-36.htm">John 19:36 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/19-36.htm">John 19:36 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/19-36.htm">John 19:36 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/19-36.htm">John 19:36 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/19-36.htm">John 19:36 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/19-36.htm">John 19:36 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/19-36.htm">John 19:36 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/19-36.htm">John 19:36 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/19-36.htm">NT Gospels: John 19:36 For these things happened that the Scripture (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/19-35.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 19:35"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 19:35" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/19-37.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 19:37"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 19:37" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>