Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on John 19:31

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because: Joh 19:14, Joh 19:42; Mat 27:62; Mar 15:42 that the: Deu 21:22, Deu 21:23 that sabbath: Lev 23:7-16 their: Lactantius says that it was a custom to break the legs of criminals upon the cross; which was done, we are told, at the instep with an iron mallet; and appears to have been a kind of coup de grace, the sooner to put them out of pain. Joh 19:1; Pro 12:10; Mic 3:3 John 19:32

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