John 19:31-37 Therefore the Jews, because it was the Preparation, so that bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath—for that Sabbath was a high day—asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and they might be taken away.

BLB⁽ⁱ⁾ ³¹ Therefore the Jews, because it was the Preparation, so that bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath—for that Sabbath was a high day—asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and they might be taken away. ³² So the soldiers came, and indeed they broke the legs of the first, and of the other having been crucified with Him. ³³ But having come to Jesus, when they saw Him already having been dead, they did not break His legs. ³⁴ But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and blood and water came out immediately. ³⁵ And the one having seen has borne witness, and his testimony is true. And He knows that he is speaking truth, so that you also might believe. ³⁶ For these things took place so that the Scripture might be fulfilled: “Not one bone of Him will be broken.” ³⁷ And again, another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”