John 19:34,John 19:37

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 19:34-37

John 19:34-37. And forthwith, &c.— Whether this was, as Dr. Drake and several others suppose, the small quantity of water inclosed in the pericardium, in which the heart swims, or whether the cruor was now almost coagulated, and separated from the serum; either way it was an indisputable proof of Christ's death. For the issuing of blood and water, not only shews that Jesus had been some time dead; but had he not been dead, this wound was of such a kind, as he could not have survived. And... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 19:34

34. But one of the soldiers—to make assurance of the fact doubly sure. with a spear pierced his side—making a wound deep and wide, as indeed is plain from John 20:27; John 20:29. Had life still remained, it must have fled now. and forthwith came thereout blood and water—"It is now well known that the effect of long-continued and intense agony is frequently to produce a secretion of a colorless lymph within the pericardium (the membrane enveloping the heart), amounting in many cases to a very... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 19:31-37

1. The removal of Jesus’ body from the cross 19:31-37This pericope is unique to the fourth Gospel. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 19:31-42

E. The treatment of Jesus’ body 19:31-42John recorded two incidents that happened following Jesus’ death and before His resurrection. They both deal with the treatment that His dead body received. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 19:34

What led the soldier to pierce Jesus’ side with his spear (Gr. longche) is unclear and unimportant. Perhaps it was just another senseless act of brutality, or he may have wanted to see if he could get some reaction from Jesus.It is also unclear why the wound produced a sudden flow of blood and water (cf. 1 John 5:6). Probably the spear pierced Jesus’ heart and its surrounding pericardial sac that contains water. The fluids could have drained out as John described if the spear had entered the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 19:1-42

The Crucifixion. The Burial1-3. Inside the Prætorium. Scourging and mockery by the soldiers (Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15). It might be supposed from Mt and Mk that the scourging was only the ordinary preliminary to a Roman execution, but Luke 23:16 suggests that it was an act of mercy to Jesus intended to save His life. This the Fourth Gospel fully confirms, showing how Pilate tried to work upon the compassion of the multitude. The present narrative elucidates, without in any way contradicting,... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 19:34

(34) But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side.—They had seen that He was dead, and therefore did not break the legs. To cause death was not, then, the object in piercing the side; and yet it may have seemed to make death doubly sure. The word rendered “pierced” occurs nowhere else in the New Testament, but it is certain, from John 20:27, that the act caused a deep wound, and that the point of the lance therefore penetrated to the interior organs of the body. If the soldier stood... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - John 19:1-42

The Silence of Jesus John 19:8-9 The Lord Jesus did not deal with every man in precisely the same way. If you would not misunderstand my meaning, I would say that He was not equally frank with every man, but treated each according to the spirit which He found in each. As I have been meditating on the deportment of the Living and Incarnate Word in this recorded instance, I think I have seen in Him a close analogy to the Written Word. The Scriptures, which are so responsive to some, are silent... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - John 19:28-37

XXI. THE CRUCIFIXION."The soldiers therefore, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also the coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. They said therefore one to another, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted My garments among them, And upon My vesture did they cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.... After... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - John 19:1-42

CHAPTER 19 1. Behold the Man! (John 19:1-7 . ) 2. The Last Question of Pilate and Christ’s Last Word. (John 19:8-11 .) 3. Delivered up and Crucified. (John 19:12-18 .) 4. The Title upon the Cross. (John 19:19-22 .) 5. The Parted Garments. (John 19:23-24 .) 6. Behold Thy Son! Behold Thy Mother! (John 19:25-27 .) 7. It is Finished! (John 19:28-30 .) 8. His Legs not Broken. (John 19:31-33 .) 9. The Testimony of the Scriptures. (John 19:34-37 .) 10. The Burial in the Garden. (John... read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 19:34-37

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 19:34

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 19:31-37

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 19:31-42

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 19:34

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 19:1-42

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 19:34

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - John 19:1-42

Expositor's Bible Commentary - John 19:28-37

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - John 19:1-42

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