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John 19:33 — King James Version← Study notes

But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:


John 19:33Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 19:3315 words
GreekMeaning
ἐπὶepi
toprepositionG1909
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ἸησοῦνIēsoun
JesusnounG2424
ἐλθόντεςelthontes
having comeverbG2064
ὡςhōs
whenwordG5613
εἶδονeidon
they sawverbG3708
ἤδηēdē
alreadyadverbG2235
αὐτὸνauton
HimpronounG846
τεθνηκόταtethnēkota
having been deadverbG2348
οὐou
notadverbG3756
κατέαξανkateaxan
they did breakverbG2608
αὐτοῦautou
HispronounG846
τὰta
thearticleG3588
σκέληskelē
legsnounG4628
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on John 19:33

The Jews who strained at a gnat and swallowed a camel after their audacious wickedness, reason scrupulously about the day: The Jews therefore because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath.

Chrysostom · 4th century

the sixth day was so called because the children of Israel prepared twice the number of loaves on that day. For that Sabbath day was an high day, i. e. on account of the feast of the passover.

Bede · 8th century · Parasceue, i.e. preparation

Not in order to take away the legs, but to cause death, that they might be taken down from the cross, and the feast day not be defiled by the sight of such horrid torments.

Augustine · 4th century
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