John 19:31
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John 19:31
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Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and {that} they might be taken away.
John 19:32
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So the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first man and of the other who was crucified with Him;
John 19:33
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but coming to Jesus, when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.
John 19:34
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But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.
John 19:35
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And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.
John 19:36
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For these things came to pass to fulfill the Scripture, "NOT A BONE OF HIM SHALL BE BROKEN."
John 19:37
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And again another Scripture says, "THEY SHALL LOOK ON HIM WHOM THEY PIERCED."
John 19:38
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After these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a secret {one} for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body.
John 19:39
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Nicodemus, who had first come to Him by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds {weight.}
John 19:40
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So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen wrappings with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.
John 19:41
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Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.
John 19:42
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Therefore because of the Jewish day of preparation, since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.
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