John 19:35-37

‘And he who has seen has borne witness, and his witness is true, and he knows that he says what is true that you also may believe. For these things came about that the Scripture might be fulfilled, ‘A bone of him shall not be broken'. And again another Scripture says, They shall look on him whom they pierced'.'

If we compare the first two phrases with John 21:24 we get the impression that this witness is the disciple whom Jesus loved, in other words John. So John bears personal testimony to what he saw and he confirms its truth. He saw Him die, he saw that no bone was broken, he saw Him pierced, so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled.

‘A bone of him shall not be broken'. In Exodus 12:46 and Numbers 9:12 it was stressed that not a bone of the Passover lamb should be broken. It had to be partaken of whole and complete. It is clear that John sees Jesus as the Passover Lamb. Compare also Psalms 34:20 where the unbroken bones are the sign of one who is righteous. Thus are His purity and His sacrificial death confirmed.

‘They shall look on Him whom they pierced.' See Zechariah 12:10. This was the day of the piercing of God's anointed. It was the day for the opening of a fountain for sin and uncleanness (Zechariah 13:1) which followed the day when the Spirit of grace and supplication was poured out (Zechariah 12:10). Thus again we have the water and the blood mingled.