Joh 19:31 | NASB1995 | STEP | Then the Jews , because it was the day of preparation , so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath ( for that Sabbath was a high day ), asked Pilate that their legs might be broken , and that they might be taken away .

John 19:31

Care of the Body of Jesus

31 Then the Jews, because it was ^athe day of preparation, so that ^bthe bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath ( ^{▼▼ Lit for the day of that Sabbath was great}for that Sabbath was a ^dhigh day), asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.