Since it was preparation day, in order that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath, for the sabbath day of that week was a solemn one, the Jews asked Pilate that their legs be broken and they be taken down.
So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and then of the other one who was crucified with Jesus.
But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs,
but one soldier thrust his lance into his side, and immediately blood and water flowed out.
An eyewitness has testified, and his testimony is true; he knows that he is speaking the truth, so that you also may (come to) believe.
For this happened so that the scripture passage might be fulfilled: "Not a bone of it will be broken."
And again another passage says: "They will look upon him whom they have pierced."
Source: https://dailygospel.org/M/AM/
Analysis
This passage is a tragic passage, as it deals with the times of Jesus' death. Coincidentally, this passage is presented in the day of the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Christ. It is fairly simple, the passage opens with an explanation that it is preparation day, and that the bodies on the cross must no remain there on the sabbath. As such, the Jews asked Pilate so the legs of those on the cross are broken and their bodies taken down. Jesus however, was already dead, as such His legs wasn't broken, but His stomach was pierced by a lance on the side, in which water and blood flowed out immediately. The next verse is quite interesting, as it seems to be trying to convince us that this passage is true. The final parts of this passage simply describes how all this happens to fulfill the scriptures of the old testament.
While I can talk about the meaning of Jesus' death, I will only focus on what is presented here. The implications presented in this passage is quite, major. This passage implies that Jesus has been prophesied since the old testament, especially by Isaiah, and that is actually true. In fact, the prophecy of Jesus is spread out over the old testament. If this is genuinely true, then is it not odd that the prophets of the Jews prophesied a messiah that will overrule their own beliefs eventually? Is it not true that Jesus was rejected because He contradicted the Jewish teachings? As such, we can only arrive in one conclusion, if we are to assume that Jesus is true, that is the teachings of the Jews are greatly misinterpreted by the Jews, and Jesus wishes to deliver the true meaning of all of these teachings.
That is not the only implications of this passage. If we are to believe that Jesus came for all of humanity and not the Jews alone, not only the Jews had misunderstood what God has told them, then the prophecy of Jesus should be found elsewhere. If we search ancient mythology wide enough, then we should find some sort of prophecy that is fulfilled by Jesus. Another alternative is that since the verse that describes that Jesus fulfills the Jewish scriptures are not directly said by Jesus, we can actually disregard it. As we can not trust the authors of the Gospel, we can not trust their commentary, and we can disregard that verse. I believe that is all I have to say, have a nice day and see you tomorrow.
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