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John 19:30–33

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When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
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.
Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:
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From verse 30

  1. John 17:4Rank 1 from verse 30
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    4I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

  2. Philippians 2:8Rank 2 from verse 30
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    8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

  3. Colossians 2:14–17Rank 3 from verse 30
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    14Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

    15And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

    16Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

    17Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

  4. Hebrews 12:2Rank 4 from verse 30
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    2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

  5. John 10:11Rank 5 from verse 30
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    11I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

  6. Daniel 9:24Rank 6 from verse 30
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    24Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

  7. Isaiah 53:10Rank 7 from verse 30
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    10¶ Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

  8. Luke 23:46Rank 8 from verse 30
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    46¶ And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

  9. Hebrews 9:11–14Rank 9 from verse 30
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    11But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

    12Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

    13For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:

    14How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

  10. Romans 10:4Rank 10 from verse 30
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    4For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

  11. John 19:28Rank 11 from verse 30
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    28¶ After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

  12. Mark 15:37Rank 12 from verse 30
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    37And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.

  13. John 4:34Rank 13 from verse 30
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    34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

  14. John 10:18Rank 14 from verse 30
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    18No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

  15. Matthew 20:28Rank 15 from verse 30
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    28Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

  16. Isaiah 53:12Rank 16 from verse 30
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    12Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

  17. Matthew 27:50Rank 17 from verse 30
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    50¶ Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.

  18. Psalms 22:15Rank 18 from verse 30
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    15My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

  19. Hebrews 2:14–15Rank 19 from verse 30
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    14Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

    15And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

  20. Hebrews 9:22–14Rank 20 from verse 30
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  21. Matthew 3:15Rank 21 from verse 30
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    15And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

  22. Romans 3:25Rank 22 from verse 30
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    25Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

  23. 1 Corinthians 5:7Rank 23 from verse 30
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    7Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:

  24. Genesis 3:15Rank 24 from verse 30
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    15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

  25. Zechariah 13:7Rank 25 from verse 30
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    7¶ Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.

  26. Daniel 9:26Rank 26 from verse 30
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    26And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

From verse 31

  1. John 19:14Rank 1 from verse 31
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    14And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

  2. John 19:42Rank 2 from verse 31
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    42There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

  3. Mark 15:42Rank 3 from verse 31
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    42¶ And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

  4. Joshua 8:29Rank 4 from verse 31
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    29And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.

  5. Deuteronomy 21:22–23Rank 5 from verse 31
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    22¶ And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree:

    23His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

  6. Exodus 12:16Rank 6 from verse 31
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    16And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.

  7. John 19:1Rank 7 from verse 31
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    1THEN Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.

  8. Joshua 10:26–27Rank 8 from verse 31
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    26And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.

    27And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave’s mouth, which remain until this very day.

  9. Leviticus 23:7–16Rank 9 from verse 31
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    7In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

    8But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

    9¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

    10Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:

    11And he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.

    12And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the Lord.

    13And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the Lord for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin.

    14And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

    15¶ And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:

    16Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the Lord.

  10. Micah 3:3Rank 10 from verse 31
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    3Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.

  11. Proverbs 12:10Rank 11 from verse 31
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    10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

  12. Matthew 27:62Rank 12 from verse 31
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    62¶ Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,

From verse 32

  1. John 19:18Rank 1 from verse 32
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    18Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

  2. Luke 23:39–43Rank 2 from verse 32
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    39¶ And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

    40But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

    41And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

    42And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.

    43And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

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John 19:30

COMBINED MEANING

received

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Past-tense or past-participial form of receive (to take, accept, admit, welcome, or obtain).

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vinegar

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A sour acidic liquid produced by the souring or acetous fermentation of wine or another drink.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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bowed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of bow. Sense 1: To bend or incline the head, knees, face, or body downward. Sense 2: To make a bodily act of reverence or worship.

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head

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The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.

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gave

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1. Bestowed, delivered, or granted. 2. Caused or appointed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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ghost

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Sense 1: A spirit. Sense 2: In the title Holy Ghost, the divine Spirit of God. Sense 3: The life or spirit yielded up at death, in the expression to give or yield up the ghost.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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John 19:31

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preparation

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The act or operation of preparing or fitting for a particular purpose, use, service or condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

remain

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Sense 1: To be left or still exist after others are gone, removed, consumed, or destroyed. Sense 2: To stay, abide, or continue in a place, state, condition, or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

cross

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Sense 1: An instrument of execution formed of two pieces of timber crossing each other, used for crucifixion. Sense 2: By reference to Christ, his crucifixion and death upon it. Sense 3: A burden of suffering or self-denial borne in following Christ.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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sabbath

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An appointed holy rest or cessation from ordinary labour; especially the seventh-day rest, or a sabbatical rest for the land.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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high

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Sense 1: Elevated or far above; great in height, stature, or position; aloft. Sense 2: Elevated or chief in rank, office, power, authority, honor, excellence, or importance. Sense 3: Great in degree, intensity, fullness, or advancement; loud or strongly expressed. Sense 4: Proud, haughty, or self-exalting. Sense 5: Difficult, lofty, or beyond reach or understanding. Sense 6: In high way, a principal or public road; in high place, an elevated site, often used for worship or sacrifice.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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might

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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.

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taken

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1. Received, accepted, or chosen. 2. Seized or captured. 3. Carried or laid hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

John 19:32

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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crucified

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1. Put to death by being fastened to a cross. 2. By figure, treated as crucified or put to death in relation to sin.

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John 19:33

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

dead

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Sense 1: Without life; deprived of life. Sense 2: Lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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19:28¶ After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

19:29Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.

19:30When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

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19:31The 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.

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19:32Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.

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19:33But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:

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19:34But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.

19:35And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.

19:36For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

19:37And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

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