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  • John 19:36
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 36 In fact, these things took place for the scripture to be fulfilled: “Not a bone of his will be broken.”*+

  • John 19:36
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 36 ἐγένετο Occurred γὰρ for ταῦτα these (things) ἵνα in order that ἡ the γραφὴ scripture πληρωθῇ might be fulfilled Ὀστοῦν Bone οὐ not συντριβήσεται will be crushed αὐτοῦ. of him.

  • John 19:36
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 36 In fact, these things took place in order for the scripture to be fulfilled: “Not a bone of his will be crushed.”+

  • John 19:36
    The Bible in Living English
    • 36 For these things took place so that the text “not a bone of his is to be broken” should be fulfilled.

  • John 19:36
    American Standard Version
    • 36 For these things came to pass, that the scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

  • John 19:36
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 36 For these things came to pass, that the Scripture might be fulfilled—A bone thereof shall not be crushed;

  • John 19:36
    King James Version
    • 36 For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

  • John
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 19:36 lff lesson 15; it-1 353; w11 8/15 16; w07 3/1 20; si 24

  • John
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 19:36 g69 2/22 28; w64 245; w62 550; w51 479; w44 60; w43 103; w34 159

  • John
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 19:36

      Enjoy Life Forever!, lesson 15

      Insight, Volume 1, p. 353

      The Watchtower,

      8/15/2011, p. 16

      3/1/2007, p. 20

      “All Scripture,” p. 24

  • John Study Notes—Chapter 19
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 19:36

      Not a bone of his will be broken: This is a quotation from Ps 34:20. At the institution of the Passover, Jehovah commanded regarding the lamb (or goat) slaughtered on that night: “You must not break any of its bones.” (Ex 12:46; Nu 9:12) Paul called Jesus “our Passover lamb,” and true to the pattern as well as the prophecy at Ps 34:20, none of Jesus’ bones were broken. (1Co 5:7; see study note on Joh 1:29.) This took place as foretold, even though it was apparently customary for Roman soldiers to break the legs of those who were executed on the stake, likely to hasten death. (See study note on Joh 19:31.) The soldiers did break the legs of the two criminals alongside Jesus, but when they found that Jesus had already died, they did not break his legs. Instead, one of them “jabbed his side with a spear.”​—Joh 19:33, 34.

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