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John 19:36

For these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: Not one of His bones will be broken.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Bones;   Jesus, the Christ;   Quotations and Allusions;   The Topic Concordance - Jesus Christ;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Paschal Lamb, Typical Nature of;   Prophecies Respecting Christ;   Types of Christ;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Exodus;   Fulfilled;   Passover;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Feasts and Festivals of Israel;   Persecution;   Zechariah, Theology of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Christianity;   Humiliation of Christ;   Jesus Christ;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Passover;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bones;   Burial;   Passover;   Holman Bible Dictionary - John, the Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Eucharist;   John, Gospel of;   Lamb of God;   Moses;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Atonement (2);   Blood and Water ;   Foresight;   Forgiveness (2);   Guilt (2);   Interpretation;   Israel, Israelite;   Legs ;   Moses ;   Necessity;   Old Testament (I. Christ as Fulfilment of);   Passover;   Preparation ;   Propitiation (2);   Psalms (2);   Quotations (2);   Septuagint;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Lord's Table, the;   ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Passover;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Cross;   Passover;   Prophecy;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Canon of the Old Testament;   Exodus, the Book of;   Passover;   Quotations, New Testament;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for November 13;  

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
These things happened to fulfill the scripture that said, "No bone will be broken,"
Legacy Standard Bible
For these things came to pass in order that the Scripture would be fulfilled, "Not a bone of Him shall be broken."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For these things came to pass to fulfill the Scripture, "NOT A BONE OF HIM SHALL BE BROKEN."
Bible in Basic English
These things came about so that the Writings might be true, No bone of his body will be broken.
Darby Translation
For these things took place that the scripture might be fulfilled, Not a bone of him shall be broken.
New King James Version
For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, "Not one of His bones shall be broken." Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12; Psalms 34:20">[fn]
World English Bible
For these things happened, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, "A bone of him will not be broken."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For these things were done, that the scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of it shall not be broken.
Weymouth's New Testament
For all this took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled which declares, "Not one of His bones shall be broken."
King James Version (1611)
For these things were done, that the Scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
Literal Translation
For these things happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled, "Not a bone of Him shall be broken." Ex. 12:46; Psa. 34:20
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For this is done, yt the scripture might be fulfylled: Ye shal not breake a bone of him.
Mace New Testament (1729)
for these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled , "a bone of him shall not be broken."
THE MESSAGE
These things that happened confirmed the Scripture, "Not a bone in his body was broken," and the other Scripture that reads, "They will stare at the one they pierced."
Amplified Bible
For these things took place to fulfill the Scripture, "NOT A BONE OF HIS SHALL BE BROKEN."
American Standard Version
For these things came to pass, that the scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
Revised Standard Version
For these things took place that the scripture might be fulfilled, "Not a bone of him shall be broken."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
These thinges were done that the scripture shuld be fulfilled: Ye shall not breake a boone of him.
Update Bible Version
For these things came to pass, that the scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
Webster's Bible Translation
For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
Young's Literal Translation
For these things came to pass, that the Writing may be fulfilled, `A bone of him shall not be broken;'
New Century Version
These things happened to make the Scripture come true: "Not one of his bones will be broken."
New English Translation
For these things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled, " Not a bone of his will be broken ."
Berean Standard Bible
Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of His bones will be broken."
Contemporary English Version
All this happened so that the Scriptures would come true, which say, "No bone of his body will be broken"
Complete Jewish Bible
For these things happened in order to fulfill this passage of the Tanakh: "Not one of his bones will be broken."
English Standard Version
For these things took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken."
Geneva Bible (1587)
For these things were done, that the Scripture shoulde be fulfilled, Not a bone of him shalbe broken.
George Lamsa Translation
For these things happened that the scripture might be fulfilled, which said, Not even a bone shall be broken in him;
Hebrew Names Version
For these things happened, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, "A bone of him will not be broken."
International Standard Version
For these things happened so that the Scripture might be fulfilled: "None of his bones will be broken."Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12; Psalm 34:20">[fn]Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12; Psalm 34:20;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
For these things were done, that the scripture might be fulfilled, which said, that A bone shall not be broken in him.
Murdock Translation
For these things occurred, that the scripture might be fulfilled, which said: A bone of him shall not be broken.
New Living Translation
These things happened in fulfillment of the Scriptures that say, "Not one of his bones will be broken,"
New Life Bible
These things happened as the Holy Writings said they would happen, "Not one of His bones will be broken."
English Revised Version
For these things came to pass, that the scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
New Revised Standard
These things occurred so that the scripture might be fulfilled, "None of his bones shall be broken."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For these things came to pass, that, the Scripture, might be fulfilled - A bone thereof, shall not be crushed;
Douay-Rheims Bible
For these things were done that the scripture might be fulfilled: You shall not break a bone of him.
King James Version
For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
Lexham English Bible
For these things happened in order that the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not a bone of his will be broken."
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For these thynges were done, that the scripture shoulde be fulfylled: Ye shall not breake a bone of hym.
Easy-to-Read Version
These things happened to give full meaning to the Scriptures that said, "None of his bones will be broken"
New American Standard Bible
For these things took place so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: "NOT A BONE OF HIM SHALL BE BROKEN."
Good News Translation
This was done to make the scripture come true: "Not one of his bones will be broken."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And these thingis weren don, that the scripture schulde be fulfillid, Ye schulen not breke a boon of hym.

Contextual Overview

31 Since it was the preparation day, the Jews did not want the bodies to remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a special day). They requested that Pilate have the men's legs broken and that their bodies be taken away. 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man and of the other one who had been crucified with Him. 33 When they came to Jesus, they did not break His legs since they saw that He was already dead. 34 But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and at once blood and water came out. 35 He who saw this has testified so that you also may believe. His testimony is true, and he knows he is telling the truth. 36 For these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: Not one of His bones will be broken. 37 Also, another Scripture says: They will look at the One they pierced.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that the: Exodus 12:46, Numbers 9:12, Psalms 22:14, Psalms 34:20, Psalms 35:10

Reciprocal: Numbers 9:11 - fourteenth 1 Kings 2:27 - that he 2 Kings 15:12 - And so Matthew 1:22 - that Matthew 2:15 - that Matthew 4:14 - it Matthew 21:4 - this Matthew 26:24 - Son of man goeth Mark 14:21 - goeth John 10:35 - the scripture John 12:38 - That John 15:25 - the John 19:24 - that Acts 1:16 - this Acts 13:27 - they have Acts 13:29 - when Ephesians 4:10 - fill

Cross-References

Genesis 19:6
Lot went out to them at the entrance and shut the door behind him.
Genesis 19:7
He said, "Don't do this evil, my brothers.
Genesis 19:8
Look, I've got two daughters who haven't had sexual relations with a man. I'll bring them out to you, and you can do whatever you want to them. However, don't do anything to these men, because they have come under the protection of my roof."
Judges 1:7
Adoni-bezek said, "Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to pick up scraps under my table. God has repaid me for what I have done." They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
1 Samuel 15:33
Samuel declared: As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women. Then he hacked Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal.
Habakkuk 2:15
Woe to him who gives his neighbors drink, pouring out your wrath and even making them drunk, in order to look at their nakedness!
Matthew 7:2
For with the judgment you use, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For these things were done,.... The not breaking his bones and piercing his side, and that not by chance, and without design; but,

that the Scripture should be fulfilled, a bone of him shall not be broken; referring either to Psalms 34:20 he keepeth all his bones, not one of them is broken; which if to be understood of the righteous in general, had a very particular and remarkable accomplishment in Christ; though a certain single person seems to be designed; nor is it true in fact of every righteous man, some of whom have had their bones broken; and such a sense would lead to despair in case of broken bones; for whereas such a calamity befalls them, as well as wicked men, under such an affliction, they might be greatly distressed, and from hence be ready to conclude, that they are not righteous persons, and are not under the care and protection of God, or otherwise this promise would be made good: nor have the words any respect to the resurrection of the dead, as if the sense of it was, that none of the bones of the righteous shall be finally broken; and though they may be broken by men, and in their sight, yet the Lord will raise them again, and restore them whole and perfect at the general resurrection; for this will be true of the wicked, as well as of the righteous: and much less is the meaning of the words, one of his bones shall not be broken, namely, the bone "luz", the Jews speak of; which, they say i, remains uncorrupted in the grave, and is so hard that it cannot be softened by water, nor burnt in the fire, nor ground in the mill, nor broke with an hammer; by and from which God will raise the whole body at the last day: but the words are to be understood of Christ, he is the poor man that is particularly pointed at in Psalms 34:6 who, was poor in his state of humiliation, and who cried unto the Lord, and he heard him, and saved him; and he is the righteous one, whose afflictions were many, and out of which the Lord delivered him, Psalms 34:19 whose providential care of him was very particular and remarkable; he kept his bones from being broken, when others were; and by this incident this passage had its literal fulfilment in him: or else it may refer to the passover lamb, a type of Christ, 1 Corinthians 5:7 a bone of which was not to be broken, Exodus 12:46. The former of these passages is a command, in the second person, to the Israelites, concerning the paschal lamb, "neither shall ye break a bone thereof"; and the latter is delivered in the third person, "nor shall they break any bone of it"; which may be rendered impersonally, "a bone of it, or of him, shall not be broken; or a bone shall not be broken in him"; and so the Syriac and Persic versions read the words here; and in some copies it is, "a bone shall not be broken from him"; and so read the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions; and he that violated this precept, according to the traditions of the Jews, was to be beaten. Maimonides k says,

"he that breaks a bone in a pure passover, lo, he is to be beaten, as it is said, "and a bone ye shall not break in it": and so it is said of the second passover, "and a bone ye shall not break in it"; but a passover which comes with uncleanness, if a man breaks a bone in it, he is not to be beaten: from the literal sense it may be learned, that a bone is not to be broken, whether in a pure or defiled passover: one that breaks a bone on the night of the fifteenth, or that breaks a bone in it within the day, or that breaks one after many days, lo, he is to be beaten; wherefore they burn the bones of the passover in general, with what is left of its flesh, that they may not come to damage: none are guilty but for the breaking of a bone on which there is flesh of the quantity of an olive, or in which there is marrow; but a bone in which there is no marrow, and on which there is no flesh of the quantity of an olive, a man is not guilty for breaking it; and if there is flesh upon it of such a quantity, and he breaks the bone in the place where there is no flesh, he is guilty, although the place which he breaks is quite bare of its flesh: he that breaks after (another) has broken, is to be beaten.''

And with these rules agree the following canons l,

"the bones and sinews, and what is left, they burn on the sixteenth day, but if that falls on the sabbath, they burn them on the seventeenth, because these do not drive away the sabbath or a feast day.''

And so it fell out this year in which Christ suffered, for the sixteenth was the sabbath day: again,

"he that breaks a bone in a pure passover, lo, he is to be beaten with forty stripes; but he that leaves anything in a pure one, and breaks in an impure one, is not to be beaten with forty stripes;''

yea, they say m, though

"it was a little kid and tender, and whose bones are tender, they may not eat them; for this is breaking of the bone, and if he eats he is to be beaten, for it is the same thing whether a hard or a tender bone be broken.''

Now in this as in many other respects the paschal lamb was a type of Christ, whose bones were none of them to be broken, to show that his life was not taken away by men, but was laid down freely by himself; and also the unbroken strength of Christ under the weight of sin, the curse of the law, and wrath of God, and conflict with Satan, when he obtained eternal redemption for us: and also this was on account of his resurrection from the dead, which was to be in a few days; though had his bones been broken he could easily have restored them, but it was the will of God it should be otherwise. Moreover, as none of the bones of his natural body were to be broken, so none that are members of him in a spiritual sense, who are bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh, shall ever be lost.

i Bereshit Rabba, sect. 28. fol. 23. 3. Vajikra Rabba, sect. 18. fol. 159. 3. Zohar in Gen. fol. 51. 1. & 82. 1. k Hilchot Korban Pesach. c. 10. sect. 1, 2, 3, 4. l Misn. Pesachim, c. 7. sect. 10, 11. m Maimon. Korban Pesach. c. 10. sect. 9.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

That the scripture should be fulfilled - See Exodus 12:46. John here regards the paschal lamb as an emblem of Christ; and as in the law it was commanded that a bone of that lamb should not be broken, so, in the providence of God, it was ordered that a bone of the Saviour should not be broken. The Scripture thus received a complete fulfillment respecting both the type and the antitype. Some have supposed, however, that John referred to Psalms 34:20.


 
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