John 19:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

remain. Greek. mend. See p. 1511. Compare Deuteronomy 21:23.

upon. Greek. epi. App-104.

on. Greek en. App-104.

an high day. It was the first day of the Feast, the 15th Nisan. See Leviticus 23:6; Leviticus 23:7. Our Wednesday sunset to Thursday sunset. See App-156.

besought. Greek erotao. App-134.

legs. Greek skelos. From the hip downwards. Occurs only in these three verses.

broken. Greek. katagnumi. broken in pieces, shattered. Occurs only in these verses and in Matthew 12:20.

taken away. Same word as in John 19:15.

John 19:31

31 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.