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Then, since it was the day of Preparation, so that the bodies would (meinē | μείνῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) not remain (meinē | μείνῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs of the crucified men broken and their bodies taken down.