But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.
In context
31Since it was the day of Preparation, the Jews did not want the bodies left on the cross over the Sabbath — for that Sabbath was a great day — so they asked Pilate to have the men’s legs broken and the bodies taken away. 32So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man, and then of the other who had been crucified with him. 33But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34Instead, one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once blood and water flowed out. 35The one who saw it has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.
