Giovanni 19:32

32 I soldati dunque vennero e fiaccarono le gambe al primo, e poi anche all’altro che era crocifisso con lui;

Giovanni 19:32 Meaning and Commentary

John 19:32

Then came the soldiers
Pilate having granted the Jews what they desired; either the soldiers that crucified Christ, and the others with him, and watched their bodies, being ordered by Pilate, went from the place where they sat; or a fresh company, which were sent for this purpose, came from the city:

and brake the legs of the first;
they came unto, which whether it was he that was crucified on his right hand, and was the penitent believer in him, as some have thought, is not certain:

and of the other which was crucified with him;
who, if the former is true, must be he that reviled him; and was this their position, it was a lively emblem of the last day, when the sheep shall stand at the right, and the goats on the left hand of Christ.

Giovanni 19:32 In-Context

30 E quando Gesù ebbe preso l’aceto, disse: E’ compiuto! E chinato il capo, rese lo spirito.

31 Allora i Giudei, perché i corpi non rimanessero sulla croce durante il sabato (poiché era la Preparazione, e quel giorno del sabato era un gran giorno), chiesero a Pilato che fossero loro fiaccate le gambe, e fossero tolti via.

32 I soldati dunque vennero e fiaccarono le gambe al primo, e poi anche all’altro che era crocifisso con lui;

33 ma venuti a Gesù, come lo videro già morto, non gli fiaccarono le gambe,

34 ma uno de’ soldati gli forò il costato con una lancia, e subito ne uscì sangue ed acqua.