John 19:1-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 19:9

And went again into the judgment hall ,.... From whence he came out, taking Jesus along with him, in order to interrogate him alone upon this head: and saith unto Jesus, whence art thou ? meaning not of what country he was, for he knew he was of the nation of the Jews; nor in what place he was born, whether at Bethlehem or at Nazareth, for this was no concern of his; but from whence he sprung, who were his ancestors, and whether his descent was from the gods, or from men; and if from the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 19:10

Then saith Pilate unto him ,.... Being angry with him, resenting his silence, and looking upon it as a contempt of him; speakest thou not unto me ? he wondered that he stood in no fear of him, who was the Roman governor, his judge; who had the power of life and death; and that he should make no answer to him, who was in so much dignity, and in so high and exalted a station. Knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee ? proudly boasting of his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 19:11

Jesus answered ,.... With great intrepidity and courage, with freedom and boldness, as being not at all dismayed with his threatenings, or affected with his proud boasts, and in order to expose the vanity of them: thou couldst have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above : meaning, not from the Jewish sanhedrim, whose court of judicature was in the temple, which was higher than the other part of the city; nor from the Roman emperor, or senate of Rome, the higher... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 19:12

And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him ,.... From the time that Christ spoke the above words; or, as the Syriac version renders it, מטול הדא , "because of this", or on account of the words he had spoken; to which agree the Arabic and Ethiopic versions: he sought by all means, and studied every way to bring the Jews to agree to his release: his reasons were, because of the consciousness of guilt, and the danger of contracting more; the sense he might have of a Divine Being, to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 19:13

When Pilate therefore heard that saying ,.... Of the Jews, that a freeing of Jesus would show an unfriendliness to Caesar; and gave very broad hints that they would accuse him to Caesar of treachery and unfaithfulness, in letting go a man, that made pretensions to be a king in his territories; and knowing well the jealousies and suspicions of Tiberius, and fearing lest it would turn to his own disrepute and disadvantage, immediately he brought Jesus forth out of the judgment hall, the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 19:14

And it was the preparation of the passover ,.... So the Jews F24 T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 43. 1. & 67. 1. say, that Jesus suffered on the eve of the passover; and the author of the blasphemous account of his life says F25 Toldos Jesu, p. 18. , it was the eve both of the passover and the sabbath; which account so far agrees with the evangelic history; but then this preparation of the passover was not of the passover lamb, for that had been prepared and eaten the night before.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 19:15

But they cried out, Away with him ,.... As a person hateful and loathsome to them, the sight of whom they could not bear; and this they said with great indignation and wrath, and with great vehemency, earnestness and importunacy, in a very clamorous way; repeating the words away with him : they were impatient until he was ordered away for execution; and nothing would satisfy them but the crucifixion of him; and therefore they say, crucify him ; which is also repeated in the Syriac... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 19:16

Then delivered he him therefore ,.... Perceiving he could not by any means work upon them, and that nothing would satisfy them but his death; he therefore passed sentence on him, and gave him up to their will, unto them to be crucified ; as they requested, and which was done in a judicial way, and all by divine appointment, according to the counsel and foreknowledge of God: and they took Jesus and led him away ; directly from the judgment hall, out of the city to the place of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 19:1

Pilate took Jesus, and scourged him - That is, caused him to be scourged: for we cannot with Bede suppose that he scourged him with his own hand. As our Lord was scourged by order of Pilate, it is probable he was scourged in the Roman manner, which was much more severe than that of the Jews. The latter never gave more than thirty-nine blows; for the law had absolutely forbidden a man to be abused, or his flesh cut in this chastisement, Deuteronomy 25:3 . The common method of whipping or... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 19:2

Platted a crown of thorns - See on Matthew 27:29 ; (note). read more

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