John 19:1-22 NIV

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 19:17

And he bearing his cross ,.... Which was usual for malefactors to do, as Lipsius F9 De Cruce, l. 2. c. 5. p. 76. shows out of Artemidorus, and Plutarch; the former says, "the cross is like to death, and he that is to be fixed to it, first bears it;' and the latter says, "and everyone of the malefactors that are punished in body, "carries out his own cross".' So Christ, when he first went out to be crucified, carried his cross himself, until the Jews, meeting with Simon the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 19:18

Where they crucified him ,.... Namely, at Golgotha, the same with Calvary; and so had what they were so desirous of: and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst : these other two men were thieves, as the other evangelists declare; among whom Christ was placed, being numbered and reckoned among transgressors: he was no transgressor of the law of God himself, but he was accounted as such by men, and was treated as if he had been one by the justice of God; he, as a... read more

John Gill

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

And Pilate wrote a title ,.... Luke calls it a superscription, Mark, the superscription of his accusation, and Matthew, the accusation itself; it contained the substance of the charge against him, and was written upon a table or board, and nailed to the cross, as Nonnus suggests; to this is the allusion, Colossians 2:14 . The form of it was drawn up by Pilate, his judge, who ordered it to be transcribed upon a proper instrument, and placed over him: and put it on the cross ; not with... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 19:20

This title then read many of the Jews ,.... Who were in great numbers, at the place of execution, rejoicing at his crucifixion, and insulting him as he hung on the cross: for the place where Jesus was crucified, was nigh unto the city ; Golgotha, the place of Christ's crucifixion, was not more than two furlongs, or a quarter of a mile from the city of Jerusalem: so that multitudes were continually going from thence to see this sight; the city also being then very full of people, by... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 19:21

Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate ,.... Who were not only informed of this inscription, but might read it themselves, for they were present at the crucifying of Christ, and mocked at him as he hung on the tree; these, when they read the title, were greatly offended at it, partly because it was doing too great an honour to Jesus to call him the King of the Jews: and partly because it fixed a public brand of infamy upon their nation, that a king of theirs should be crucified:... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 19:22

Pilate answered, what I have written I have written ,.... He seems to say this, as one angry and displeased with them; either because they would not consent to release Jesus, which he was desirous of, but pressed him so very hard to crucify him; or at their insolence, in directing him in what form to put the superscription, which he determines shall stand unaltered, as he had wrote it. This he said, either because he could not alter it after it was written, for it is said F23 Apulei... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 19:5

And Pilate saith - The word Pilate, which we supply in our version, is added by one MS., the later Syriac, later Arabic, and the Coptic. Behold the man! - The man who, according to you, affects the government, and threatens to take away the empire from the Romans. Behold the man whom ye have brought unto me as an enemy to Caesar, and as a sower of the seeds of sedition in the land! In him I find no guilt; and from him ye have no occasion to fear any evil. read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 19:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 19:18

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 19:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 19:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 19:22

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 19:5

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