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John 19:36
These things came about so that the Writings might be true, No bone of his body will be broken.
John 19:36 · Bible in Basic English
John 19:36 in other translations
For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”
For these things happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “A bone of him will not be broken.”
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In context
33 But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was dead by this time, and so his legs were not broken;
34 But one of the men made a wound in his side with a spear, and straight away there came out blood and water.
35 And he who saw it has given witness (and his witness is true; he is certain that what he says is true) so that you may have belief.
36 These things came about so that the Writings might be true, No bone of his body will be broken.
37 And again another verse says, They will see him who was wounded by their spears.
38 After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, made a request to Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate said he might do so. So he went and took away his body.
39 And Nicodemus came (he who had first come to Jesus by night) with a roll of myrrh and aloes mixed, about a hundred pounds.
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