Another thing we see in this passage is that Jesus was truly dead. There are many who want to argue that He was in some type of coma, yet the Romans saw He was dead and did not break His legs. They also pierced His side. Ryle says the description of this means they probably punctured His heart. Jesus was dead. He truly conquered sin and death by dying a real death to pay the price of our sins. He then come back from the grave in the resurrection three days later.
