When Jesus was crucified were his any of his bones broken?

Question

I have always thought that during communion the breaking of the bread represented Jesus body being broken as the the cup represented the blood He shed for us. My friend said that none of His bones were broken. I have always assumed and would like to know the scripture one way or another.

Answer 1

John 19:29-34
29A vessel (jar) full of sour wine (vinegar) was placed there, so they put a sponge soaked in the sour wine on [a stalk, reed of] hyssop, and held it to [His] mouth.
(It's the fulfillment of the prophecy on Psalm 69:21
21They gave me also gall [poisonous and bitter] for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar (a soured wine) to drink.(A))


30When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, It is finished! And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.

31Since it was the day of Preparation, in order to prevent the bodies from hanging on the cross on the Sabbath--for that Sabbath was a very solemn and important one--the Jews requested Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken away.

32So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first one, and of the other who had been crucified with Him.

33But when they came to Jesus and they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.

34But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came (flowed) out.

John 19:36
For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, a bone of Him shall not be broken

The cross referance for this verse is Exodus 12:46
46In one house shall it be eaten [by one company]; you shall not carry any of the flesh outside the house; neither shall you break a bone of it.(A)

Answer 2

The practice of the Roman soldiers was to break the legs of those who had been crucified who were still alive (to hasten their death). Jesus had aready died when the soldiers were checking the ones who had been crucified. John 19:33 says that the soldiers noticed that he had died and so did not break his bones. (This had been prophesied in the OT too.)

Why the Host is broken during the Mass, from totalcatholic.com:

The bread is broken in the first place for a purely practical reason – so that it can be divided into pieces for the communion of the Faithful. The ancient tradition of the Church, and one which receives fresh encouragement in the new edition of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, is that a single bread should be used at Mass, not the many little breads that are, unfortunately, all too common.

In many celebrations of Mass, the rite is retained only in a weak form. The priest breaks the ‘presider’s’ larger host, often simply into two pieces. This is all that remains of the rich and significant action that provided St Paul with such a valuable resource for his theologising in the First Letter to the Corinthians. “Is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.” (I Corinthians 10:16, 17)

The way there is a need for the one loaf to be broken into many fragments reveals something of the variety and size of the Church, but also reveals how, in Christ, we enjoy such extraordinary unity, how we are made one in him."

Answer 3

Luke 19
31Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jews did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. 32The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. 33But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. 35The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. 36These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken,"[b] 37and, as another scripture says, "They will look on the one they have pierced."[c]

Answer 4

JOHN 19:31-37

31 ¶ The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was a high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

32 Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.

33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:

34 but one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.

35 And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true; and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.

36 For these things were done, that the Scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. Ex. 12.46 · Num. 9.12 · Ps. 34.20

37 And again another Scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced. Zech. 12.10 · Rev. 1.7

Answer 5

The body being broken could be seen as his scourging at the pillar. In Crucifixion, the nails are driven into the area below the wrist so the nail is surround by bone but does not break bone. Same thing for the feet. Death comes from suffocation from the weird position the body hangs in..

Answer 6

Nope no bones broken. the bread was his body that he gave up for us.


John 19: "35The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. 36These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken," 37and, as another scripture says, "They will look on the one they have pierced."-spear in the side-no broken bones-this was a prophecy in the old test.

Answer 7

Both the Old and the New Testaments state that none of the Messiah's bones would be broken. So, no, none of Jesus' were. When referring to His body being broken, it meant His physical death, before His Resurrection. He loves you.

Answer 8

No bones were broken to fulfill scripture" The bones of a righteous man shall not be btoken" nJesus was dead before the centurians had a chance to shatter his legs.

Answer 9

It was prophesied that none of his bones would be broken (i don't know the script...i'll ask my sis, she's a holy roller)

But the bread represents his body being given in our behalf, not his body being broken

Answer 10

No

(John 19:36) For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.