Passage · Old Testament
Exodus 12:46
Exod.12.46
Explore this passage in the graph“It must be eaten inside the house; take none of the meat outside the house. Do not break any of the bones. Read this passage at the publisher: Read in NIV · Read in ESV
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The crucifixion of Jesus explicitly fulfills Exodus 12:46
Explicit fulfillmentMedium confidenceJohn presents the unbroken bones as fulfillment of Scripture, and the Passover lamb rule is one of the two texts his words match; John has already called Jesus the Lamb of God.
Other responsible views
- Psalm 34 as the text: If John means Psalm 34:20 alone, the link to the Passover lamb is an echo rather than an explicit fulfillment.
John 19:36 quotes Exodus 12:46
Direct quotationHigh confidenceJohn says the soldiers' decision not to break Jesus' legs fulfilled the Scripture that not one of His bones would be broken, the rule given for the Passover lamb.
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