<p>19:32- see on :18.</p><p><em>Therefore the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other that was crucified with him- </em>The legs were broken so that the victim could no longer rest their weight on the <em>sedile</em>, the piece of wood protruding from the cross on which they could rest their weight in order to get temporary relief and yet prolong their sufferings. The strange reference to &quot;the first and... the other&quot; may invite us to consider that &quot;the first&quot; was the repentant thief.</p>