Parallel Bible results for "john 19:31"

Looks like you are comparing a single verse. Click here to compare John 19:31 against all translations at once.

John 19:31

New American Standard Bible NAS

New International Version NIV

31 Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, so that the 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 that they might be taken away.

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.