With a spear (λογχη). Instrumental case of this old word, here only in the N.T.

Pierced his side (αυτου τη…

One of the soldiers. One of those appointed to watch the bodies until they were dead. This man appears to have doubted whether he was dead…

But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side.—They had seen that He was dead, and therefore did not break the le…

Then came the soldier, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. But when they came to Jesus, and saw tha…

St. John Chrysostom: The Jews, who strained at a gnat and swallowed a camel, after their audacious wickedness, reasoned scrupu…

One of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with his spear, probably to see whether there would be any reaction. The flow of “blood and water” has been…

But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear. When the soldier pierced Christ’s side with his spear, he did so to ascert…

But one of the soldiers
Whose name some pretend to say was Longinns, and so called from the spear with which he pier…

A test was made to see if Jesus was dead. He died in le time than people crucified commonly did. This showed that He had laid down His life of His …

1. After dealing with the crucifixion and the events that accompanied it, the Evangelist now describes the venerable death of Christ.