Stations of the Cross: Woodcut
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Jesus is taken down from the Cross
John Chapter: 19
The next day would be both a Sabbath and the Passover. It was a special day for the Jewish people, and they did not want the bodies to stay on the crosses during that day. So they asked Pilate to break the men's legs and take their bodies down.
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