Jesus' Side Is Pierced
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Since it was 1the day of Preparation, and 2so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was 3a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away.
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So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other 4who had been crucified with him.
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But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.
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But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out 5blood and water.
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6He who saw it has borne witness--7his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth--8that you also may believe.
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9For these things took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled: 10"Not one of his bones 11will be broken."
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And again another Scripture says, 12"They will look on him whom they have pierced."
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João 19:31
Ora, os judeus, como era a preparação, e para que no sábado não ficassem os corpos na cruz, pois era grande aquele dia de sábado, rogaram a Pilatos que se lhes quebrassem as pernas, e fossem tirados dali.
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John 19:31
Therefore, because it was the Preparation Day, that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
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João 19:31
Era o Dia da Preparação e o dia seguinte seria um sábado especialmente sagrado. Como não queriam que os corpos permanecessem na cruz durante o sábado, os judeus pediram a Pilatos que mandasse quebrar as pernas dos crucificados e retirar os corpos.
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