31 Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down.

Now it was the day of Preparation,<cr>1</cr> and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses<cr>2</cr> during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down.

John 19:31

 31 Now it was the day of Preparation,   and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses   during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down.

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 Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down.

John 19:31 NIV

John 19:31 NIV

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