John 19:12-15 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 19:1-15

Here is a further account of the unfair trial which they gave to our Lord Jesus. The prosecutors carrying it on with great confusion among the people, and the judge with great confusion in his own breast, between both the narrative is such as is not easily reduced to method; we must therefore take the parts of it as they lie. I. The judge abuses the prisoner, though he declares him innocent, and hopes therewith to pacify the prosecutors; wherein his intention, if indeed it was good, will by no... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 19:12

Pilate sought to release him - Pilate made five several attempts to release our Lord; as we may learn from Luke 23:4 , Luke 23:15 , Luke 23:20 , Luke 23:22 ; John 19:4 , John 19:12 , John 19:13 . Thou art not Caesar's friend - Thou dost not act like a person who has the interest of the emperor at heart. Ambassadors, prefects, counsellors, etc., were generally termed the friends of the emperor. This insinuation determined Pilate to make no longer resistance: he was afraid of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 19:13

The Pavement - Λιθοστρωτον , literally, a stone pavement: probably it was that place in the open court where the chair of justice was set, for the prefects of provinces always held their courts of justice in the open air, and which was paved with stones of various colors, like that of Ahasuerus, Esther 1:6 , of red, blue, white, and black marble; what we still term Mosaic work, or something in imitation of it; such as the Roman pavements frequently dug up in this and other countries,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 19:14

It was the preparation of the Passover - That is, the time in which they were just preparing to kill the paschal lamb. Critics differ widely concerning the time of our Lord's crucifixion; and this verse is variously understood. Some think it signifies merely the preparation of the Sabbath; and that it is called the preparation of the passover, because the preparation of the Sabbath happened that year on the eve of the Passover. Others think that the preparation of the Sabbath is distinctly... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 19:15

Away with him - Αρον : probably this means, kill him. In Isaiah 57:1 , it is said, και ανδρες, δικαιοι αιρονται , and just men are taken away; that is, according to some, by a violent death. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 19:12

Verse 12 12.From that time Pilate sought to release him. Though Pilate does not conduct himself conscientiously, and is actuated more by ambition than by a regard to justice, and, on that account, is wretchedly irresolute, yet his modesty is commendable on this ground, that, when he is severely reproved by Christ, he does not fly into a passion, but, on the contrary, is still more disposed to release him. He is a judge, and yet he meekly permits the accused person to be his reprover; and,... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 19:1-15

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

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

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 19:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 19:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 19:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 19:15

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 19:12

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