John

John 19:31

³¹It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
day of Preparation	Παρασκευὴ	Paraskeuē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3904 the day before the Sabbath
day	ἡμέρα	hēmera	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G2250 a day
was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
a High	μεγάλη	megalē	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3173 large, great
Sabbath	σαββάτου	sabbatou	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4521 the Sabbath, a week
In order that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
bodies	σώματα	sōmata	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G4983 body, flesh
would not remain	μείνῃ	meinē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3306 I remain, abide
on	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
cross	σταυροῦ	staurou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G4716 a cross
during	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
Sabbath	σαββάτῳ	sabbatō	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4521 the Sabbath, a week
the	Οἱ	Hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Jews	Ἰουδαῖοι	Ioudaioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2453 Jewish
asked	ἠρώτησαν	ērōtēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2065 I ask, question, request
Pilate	Πιλᾶτον	Pilaton	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4091 Pilate
to have	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
legs	σκέλη	skelē	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4628 the leg
broken	κατεαγῶσιν	kateagōsin	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G2608 I break in pieces
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
removed	ἀρθῶσιν	arthōsin	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G142 I raise, lift up

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John 19:14 · John 19:42 · Mark 15:42 · Joshua 8:29 · John 19:1 · Micah 3:3 · Deuteronomy 21:22–23 · Leviticus 23:7–16 · Joshua 10:26–27 · Proverbs 12:10 · Exodus 12:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.