Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other man who had been crucified with him — The soldiers' execution of the leg-breaking order proceeds without complication: they break the two criminals' legs. The clinical description—"the first and of the other man"—emphasizes the routine nature of execution protocol. Both criminals suffer this accelerated death, setting the stage for Jesus' unique non-breaking.

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