βHow could the Lord say that His body was broken for us if other verses say that none of His bones were broken?β
Speaking of the bread that the Lord broke at the last supper (1 Cor. 11:23), Paul said,
ββ¦He brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is My body, which is broken for youβ¦β (1 Cor. 11:24).
As the Lord broke the loaf of bread for the apostles to share, He used the broken bread to illustrate how His body would be broken for them on the cross. But speaking of the soldiers who crucified Him, John said:
ββ¦they brake not His legsβ¦that the Scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of Him shall not be brokenβ (John 19:33,36).
John was quoting Psalm 34:20. We also know that the cross was a type of the Passover (1 Cor. 5:7), and speaking of the Passover lamb, God told Moses, βneither shall ye break a bone thereofβ (Ex. 12:46 cf. Num. 9:12). So how could the Lord say His body was broken for us?
Well, a body can be broken without breaking any bones. None of Jobβs bones were broken, but he spoke of how God βbreaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my woundsβ (Job 9:17 cf. 16:14), a breaking which included the breaking of his skin (Job 7:5). Other verses speak of the breaking of a bodyβs teeth (Psa. 3:7; Pr. 25:19; Lam. 3:16; Psa. 58:6), its heart (Eccl. 12:6) and other parts (Lev. 21:20). The βblood and waterβ that flowed from the Lordβs pierced side indicate His heart was broken, for the heart rests in a saline sac. So there is no contradiction between John 19:36 and 1 Corinthians 11:24. source
