Graphic Bible · Scene 31 of 42
John 19:31
A Request Before the Sabbath
Jesus Flogged Mocked Crucified · John 19
Story guide: The scene illustrates “A Request Before the Sabbath” in John 19:31.
Open this scene in the reader →31It was the day of preparation for the Sabbath, and the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies to remain on the crosses on the Sabbath—for that Sabbath was especially significant. So they asked Pilate to have the men’s legs broken and their bodies taken down.
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