KJV King James Version
But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
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John 19:34
But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.
WEB World English Bible
However one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.
ASV American Standard Version
howbeit one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and straightway there came out blood and water.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
but one of the soldiers with a spear did pierce his side, and immediately there came forth blood and water;
Surrounding context — John 19
31 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.
32 Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:
34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
35 And he that saw [it] bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
36 For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
37 And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἀλλ᾽G235 · allabutεἷςG1520 · ehisoneτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoστρατιωτῶνG4757 · stratiōtēssoldierλόγχῃG3057 · logchēspearαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπλευρὰνG4125 · pleurasideἔνυξεν,G3572 · nussōto pierceκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐξῆλθενG1831 · exerchomaito go outεὐθὺςG2112 · eutheōsimmediatelyαἷμαG129 · ahimabloodκαὶG2532 · kaiandὕδωρ.G5204 · hudōr, hudatoswater
Cross-references
1 John 5:6This is he that came by water and blood, [even] Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.Zechariah 13:1In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.Zechariah 12:10And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for [his] only [son], and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for [his] firstborn.1 John 5:8And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.Titus 3:5-7Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;Ezekiel 36:25Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.Revelation 7:14And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.Revelation 1:5And from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, [and] the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,Ephesians 5:26That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,Hebrews 9:22And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.1 Corinthians 1:30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:1 Corinthians 6:11And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.Titus 2:14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.1 John 1:6-9If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:Hebrews 9:13For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:1 Peter 3:21The like figure whereunto [even] baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:Psalm 51:7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.Hebrews 10:19-22Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
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