because: Joh 19:14, Joh 19:42, Mat 27:62, Mar 15:42 that the: Deu 21:22, Deu 21:23 that sabbath: Lev 23:7-16 their: Lactantius says that it was a custom to break the legs of criminals upon the cross; which was done, we are told, at the instep with an iron mallet; and appears to have been a kind of coup de grace, the sooner to put them out of pain. Joh 19:1, Pro 12:10, Mic 3:3 Reciprocal: Mat 27:38 - General Mar 15:44 - General Mar 16:1 - when Luk 23:54 - General Act 2:23 - being