John 19:31
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 19:31 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 19:31 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 19:31 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
John 19:31 in Context — About the Book of John
John is the Gospel of belief — written so that you may believe Jesus is the Son of God and have life in His name. Seven I AM declarations, seven signs, and the Bible's most loved verse all live here, alongside Jesus' longest recorded prayer in chapter 17.
Cross-References for John 19:31
“And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.”
Shares key themes with John 19:31: jews, therefore, besought
“And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. be taken...: Heb. remove”
Shares key themes with John 19:31: because, should, day
“And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.”
Shares key themes with John 19:31: jews, therefore, because
“Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.”
Shares key themes with John 19:31: jews, therefore, because
“If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day? that...: or, without breaking the law of Moses”
Shares key themes with John 19:31: because, should, sabbath
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