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Therefore the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified with him;
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The Brutality of Crucifixion
Commentators explain that breaking the legs was a brutal but common practice to hasten death. A crucified person had to constantly push up with their legs to be able to breathe. As the Expositor's Bible Commentary notes, breaking the legs made this impossible, leading to a quick death by suffocation. This detail highlights the extreme physical suffering involved.
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Which was crucified with him (του συνσταυρωθεντος αυτω). First aorist passive articular participle of συνσταυροω with associative …
19th Century
Anglican
Then came the soldiers,... — The words do not mean, as they have sometimes been understood, that other soldiers came, but…
Baptist
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…
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Jesus died on the day preceding the Sabbath, hence, on Friday, “the day of Preparation” (cf. Mark 15:42). The day began at sunset on Thu…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then came the soldiers Pilate having granted the Jews what they desired; either the soldiers that crucified Christ, …
Presbyterian
A test was made to see if Jesus was dead. He died in less time than people crucified commonly did. This showed that He had laid down His life of Hi…
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13th Century
Catholic
After dealing with the crucifixion and the events that accompanied it, the Evangelist now describes the venerable death of Christ.
