Cross Reference JOHN 19:31 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

{John 19:31} The x3588 Jews 2453 therefore, 3767 because 1893 it was 2258 z5713 z5625 the preparation, 3904 that y3363 z0 x2443 the x3588 bodies 4983 should y3306 z0 not y3363 x3361 remain 3306 z5661 upon 1909 the x3588 cross 4716 on 1722 the x3588 sabbath day, 4521 (for 1063 that 1565 sabbath x4521 day y4521 x2250 was 2258 z5713 an high y3173 day,) y2250 x3173 besought 2065 z5656 Pilate 4091 that 2443 their 846 legs 4628 might be broken, 2608 z5652 and 2532 [that] they might be taken away. 142 z5686

because:
"Andª it wasª ° the preparationª of the¹ passover,ª andª aboutª the sixthª hour:ª andª he saithª ° unto the¹ Jews,ª Beholdª yourª King!ª" {Jhn 19:14} + "Thereª laid¹ they² ° Jesusª thereforeª because² of¹ the¹ Jews'ª preparationª [day]; forª the¹ sepulchreª wasª ° nigh at hand.ª" {Jhn 19:42} + "Nowª the¹ next day,ª thatª followedª ª ° the day of the¹ preparation,ª the¹ chief priestsª andª Phariseesª came togetherª ° untoª Pilate,ª" {Mtt 27:62} + "Andª nowª when the evenª was come,ª ° becauseª it wasª ° the preparation,ª that² is,² °¹ the day before the sabbath,ª" {Mrk 15:42}

that the:
"And if¹ a manª have committed¹ a sinª worthy¹ of² death,ª and he be to be put to death,ª ° and thou hangª ° him on¹ a tree:ª ... His bodyª shall not¹ remain all nightª ° upon¹ the tree,ª but¹ thou shalt in any wise² ° buryª ° him that¹ day;ª (for¹ he that is hangedª ° [is] accursedª of God;)ª that¹ thy landª be not¹ defiled,ª ° which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª ° thee [for] an inheritance.ª" {Deu 21:22-23}

that sabbath:
"In the firstª dayª ye shall have¹ an holyª convocation:ª ye shall doª ° no¹ ¹ servileª workª therein. ... Even untoª the morrowª ¹ after the seventhª sabbathª shall ye numberª ° fiftyª days;ª and ye shall offerª ° a newª meat offeringª unto the LORD.ª" {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. "Thenª Pilateª thereforeª tookª ° Jesus,ª andª scourgedª ° [him]." {Jhn 19:1} + "A righteousª [man] regardethª ° the lifeª of his beast:ª but the tender merciesª of the wickedª [are] cruel.ª" {Prv 12:10} + "Who¹ also eatª ° the fleshª of my people,ª and flayª ° their skinª from off¹ ¹ them; and they breakª ° their bones,ª and chop them in pieces,ª ° as¹ for the pot,ª and as fleshª withinª the caldron.ª" {Mic 3:3}