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.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
Οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.οὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeἸουδαῖοιioudaioiJewishἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “Jewish”, the subject formG2453Jewish.ἐπεὶepeibecauseἐπείconjunction — “because”G1893of time: when, after; of cause: since, because; otherwise: else.becauseπαρασκευὴparaskeuēpreparationπαρασκευήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “preparation”, the subject formG3904the day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath, Friday.the preparationἦνēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.μείνῃmeinēto stayμένω (menō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to stay”, a single actionG3306I remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σταυροῦstauroucrossσταυρός (stauros)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “cross”, the of-formG4716a cross.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σώματαsōmatabodyσῶμα (sōma)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “body”, the subject formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σαββάτῳsabbatōSabbathσάββατον (sabbaton)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “Sabbath”, the to- or for-formG4521the Sabbath, a week.ἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.μεγάληmegalēgreatμέγας (megas)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “great”, the subject formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἡμέραhēmeradayἡμέραnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “day”, the subject formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.ἐκείνουekeinouthatἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “that”, the of-formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σαββάτουsabbatouSabbathσάββατον (sabbaton)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “Sabbath”, the of-formG4521the Sabbath, a week.ἠρώτησανērōtēsanto askἐρωτάω (erōtaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to ask”, a single actionG2065(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.This verse uses “ask”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ΠιλᾶτονpilatonPilateΠιλᾶτος (pilatos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Pilate”, the object formG4091Pilate.ἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.κατεαγῶσινkateagōsinmight be brokenκατάγνυμι (katagnumi)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “might be broken”, a single actionG2608I break down (in pieces), crush, break into.might be brokenαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σκέληskelēlegσκέλος (skelos)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “leg”, the object formG4628the leg (from the hip downwards).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀρθῶσινarthōsinthat they might be taken awayαἴρω (airō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “that they might be taken away”, a single actionG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.that they might be taken away
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
The Jews, therefore, that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath, since it was the preparation, (for that sabbath day was a great one,) asked of Pilate that their legs may be broken, and they taken away.
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American Standard Version (1901)
The Jews therefore, because it was the Preparation, that the bodies should not remain on the cross upon the sabbath (for the day of that sabbath was a high day ), asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
Young’s Literal Translation
The Jews, therefore, that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath, since it was the preparation, (for that sabbath day was a great one,) asked of Pilate that their legs may be broken, and they taken away.
World English Bible
Therefore the Jews, because it was the Preparation Day, so that the bodies wouldn’t remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a special one), asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away.
Darby Translation
The Jews therefore, that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath, for it was [the] preparation, (for the day of that sabbath was a great [day],) demanded of Pilate that their legs might be broken and they taken away.
Douay-Rheims
Then the Jews, (because it was the parasceve,) that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath day, (for that was a great sabbath day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
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