Forγὰρthese thingsταῦταhappenedἐγένετοso thatἵναthe Scriptureἡ γραφὴmight be fulfilled,πληρωθῇ“Notοὐa boneὈστοῦνof hisαὐτοῦwill be broken.”συντριβήσεται
Quotation · Exodus 12:46
Go to Exodus 12:46John does not say which passage he quotes. Exodus 12:46 and Numbers 9:12 give it as a command about the Passover lamb (“you shall not break”); John says it in the passive: “will not be broken.”
Formula: ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ “so that the Scripture might be fulfilled” (John 19:36)
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Greek of the New Testament: ἐγένετο γὰρ ταῦτα ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ Ὀστοῦν οὐ συντριβήσεται αὐτοῦ
Hebrew (Masoretic text): בְּבַיִת אֶחָד יֵאָכֵל לֹא תוֹצִיא מִן הַבַּיִת מִן הַבָּשָׂר חוּצָה וְעֶצֶם לֹא תִשְׁבְּרוּ בוֹ
Septuagint (Exodus 12:46 in the Septuagint numbering): ἐν οἰκίᾳ μιᾷ βρωθήσεται, καὶ οὐκ ἐξοίσετε ἐκ τῆς οἰκίας τῶν κρεῶν ἵξω, καὶ ὀστοῦν οὐ συντρίψετε ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ.
In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 2 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.
Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0
Quotation · Psalms 34:20
Go to Psalms 34:20John does not say which passage he quotes. Psalm 34:20 says it of the righteous one, and in the passive, as John does: “not one of them is broken.”
Formula: ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ “so that the Scripture might be fulfilled” (John 19:36)
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Greek of the New Testament: ἐγένετο γὰρ ταῦτα ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ Ὀστοῦν οὐ συντριβήσεται αὐτοῦ
Hebrew (Masoretic text): שֹׁמֵר כָּל עַצְמוֹתָיו אַחַת מֵהֵנָּה לֹא נִשְׁבָּרָה
Septuagint (Psalms 33:21 in the Septuagint numbering): Κύριος φυλάσσει πάντα τὰ ὀστᾶ αὐτῶν, ἐν ἐξ αὐτῶν οὐ συντριβήσεται.
In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 2 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.
Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0
Quotation · Numbers 9:12
Go to Numbers 9:12John does not say which passage he quotes. Numbers 9:12 gives it as a command for the Passover of the second month: “nor shall they break any bone of it.”
Formula: ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ “so that the Scripture might be fulfilled” (John 19:36)
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Greek of the New Testament: ἐγένετο γὰρ ταῦτα ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ Ὀστοῦν οὐ συντριβήσεται αὐτοῦ
Hebrew (Masoretic text): לֹא יַשְׁאִירוּ מִמֶּנּוּ עַד בֹּקֶר וְעֶצֶם לֹא יִשְׁבְּרוּ בוֹ כְּכָל חֻקַּת הַפֶּסַח יַעֲשׂוּ אֹתוֹ
Septuagint (Numbers 9:12 in the Septuagint numbering): οὐ καταλείψουσιν ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ πρωί, ὀστοῦν οὐ συντρίψουσιν ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ· κατὰ τὸν νόμον τοῦ ποιήσουσιν αὐτό.
In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 2 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.
Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0