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John 19:32

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does John 19:32 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “The soldiers therefore came, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other that was crucified with him:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

The soldiers therefore came, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other that was crucified with him:
John 19:32 — American Standard Version

Context — John 19

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
29There was set there a vessel full of vinegar: so they put a sponge full of the vinegar upon hyssop, and brought it to his mouth.
30When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.
31The Jews therefore, because it was the Preparation, that the bodies should not remain on the cross upon the sabbath (for the day of that sabbath was a high [day]), asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken, and [that] they might be taken away.
32The soldiers therefore came, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other that was crucified with him:
33but when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:
34howbeit one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and straightway there came out blood and water.
35And he that hath seen hath borne witness, and his witness is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye also may believe.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Then came the soldiers, etc.] Pilate having granted the Jews what they desired; either the soldiers that crucified Christ, and the others with him, and watched their bodies, being ordered by Pilate, went from the place where they sat; or a fresh company, which were sent for this purpose, came from the city: and brake the legs of the first; they came unto, which whether it was he that was crucified on his right hand, and was the penitent believer in him, as some have thought, is not certain: and of the other which was crucified with him; who, if the former is true, must be he that reviled him; and was this their position, it was a lively emblem of the last day, when the sheep shall stand at…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“of the first: Joh 19:18; Luk 23:39-43 John 19:34”
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