John 19:36
For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
KJV
ἐγένετο γὰρ ταῦτα ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ· ὀστοῦν οὐ συντριβήσεται αὐτοῦ.
Greek NT
Facta sunt enim hæc ut Scriptura impleretur : Os non comminuetis ex eo.
Vulgate
For these things came to pass, that the scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
ASV
For these things were done that the scripture might be fulfilled: You shall not break a bone of him.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
γραφή
graphe
noun · 50×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πληρόω
pleroo
verb · 86×
συντρίβω
suntribo
verb · 7×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
ὀστέον
osteon
noun · 4×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Intertextual echoes
This verse quotes or alludes to 2 earlier texts.
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Ps 34:20 · paraphrase"He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken."Psalm 34: no bone shall be broken — paraphrased at crucifixion
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Exod 12:46 · allusion"In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof."Exodus: no bone of the Passover lamb broken — John at the cross
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: αὐτοῦ | WH/Treg/NIV: αὐτοῦ | RP: ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ
- αὐτοῦ — SBLGNT
- αὐτοῦ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Typology
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§608After agreeing to baptize him along with the sinners, John the Baptist looked at Jesus and pointed him out as the "Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world".422 By doing so, he reveals that Jesus is at the same time the suffering Servant who silently allows himself to be led to the slaughter and who bears the sin of the multitudes, and also the Paschal Lamb, the symbol …
Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. Calvin treats the passion narrative with deep reverence. The inscription "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews" was, despite Pilate's intention, a true proclamation. The seamless coat for which the soldiers cast lots fulfills Psalm 22. Christ's cry "It is finished" is not a groan of defeat but a shout of triumph — the work of r…
Cross-references
- 2Kgs 15:12 — This was the word of the LORD which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass.
- Acts 1:16 — Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.
- Acts 13:29 — And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.
- Exod 12:46 — In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.
- Exod 12:46 — In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.
- John 19:24 — They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my ves
- John 19:28 — After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
- Matt 1:22 — Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
- Matt 1:22 — Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
- Matt 4:14 — That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
- Num 9:11 — The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
- Num 9:12 — They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.
- Num 9:12 — They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.
- Ps 22:14 — I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
- Ps 34:20 — He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
- Ps 34:20 — He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
- Ps 35:10 — All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?