(This was the promise of the Lord which he gave to Jehu, “Your sons shall sit upon the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.” And so it came to pass.)
John 19:36 - Revised Standard Version For these things took place that the scripture might be fulfilled, “Not a bone of him shall be broken.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For these things took place, that the Scripture might be fulfilled (verified, carried out), Not one of His bones shall be broken; [Exod. 12:46; Num. 9:12; Ps. 34:20.] American Standard Version (1901) For these things came to pass, that the scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. Common English Bible These things happened to fulfill the scripture, They won’t break any of his bones. Catholic Public Domain Version For these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: "You shall not break a bone of him." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For these things were done, that the scripture might be fulfilled: You shall not break a bone of him. |
(This was the promise of the Lord which he gave to Jehu, “Your sons shall sit upon the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.” And so it came to pass.)
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax, it is melted within my breast;
All my bones shall say, “O Lord, who is like thee, thou who deliverest the weak from him who is too strong for him, the weak and needy from him who despoils him?”
In one house shall it be eaten; you shall not carry forth any of the flesh outside the house; and you shall not break a bone of it.
They shall leave none of it until the morning, nor break a bone of it; according to all the statute for the passover they shall keep it.
All this took place to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
I am not speaking of you all; I know whom I have chosen; it is that the scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.’
so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.” This was to fulfil the scripture, “They parted my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.”
After this Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfil the scripture), “I thirst.”