John 19:37 KJV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 19:37

And again another Scripture saith ,.... Zechariah 12:10 which as the former is referred to on account of the not breaking of his bones, this is cited as fulfilled by the piercing of his side: they shall look on him whom they pierced ; in the Hebrew text it is, "upon me whom they have pierced"; the reason of this difference is, because Christ, who is Jehovah, is there speaking prophetically of himself, here the evangelist cites it as fulfilled in him, that is, that part of it which... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 19:37

Verse 37 37.They shall look on him whom they pierced. This passage is violently tortured by those who endeavor to explain it literally as referring to Christ. Nor is this the purpose for which the Evangelist quotes ib but rather to show that Christ is that God who formerly complained, by Zechariah, that the Jews had pierced his heart, (Zechariah 12:10) Now, God speaks there after the manner of men, declaring that He is wounded by the sins of his people, and especially by their obstinate... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 19:31-37

(6) The piercing of the side, with its significance—the final close of the life of earth. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 19:31-37

The breaking of the legs. It was usual for the Romans to leave the dead on the cross to the ravages of wild beasts. A providential event changed the usage in this case. I. THE ANXIETY OF THE JEWS FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE BODIES . "The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day (for that sabbath was an high day), besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 19:37

And again another Scripture saith . The second of the Old Testament quotations is in several ways important and noteworthy. They shall look on him whom they pierced ( εἰς ὅν ἐξεκέντησαν ). The original passage is ( Zechariah 12:10 ), וּדקָדָּ רשֶׁאֲ־תאֵ ילִאֵ , "They shall look upon me whom they pierced." The evangelist altered the ME into HIM , which, as it stands in the old oracle, and regarded as the language of Jehovah, is sufficiently surprising. The LXX .... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 19:37

Another’ scripture - Zechariah 12:10. We must here be struck with the wonderful providence of God, that so many scriptures were fulfilled in his death. All these things happened without any such design on the part of the men engaged in these scenes; but whatever was done by Jew or Gentile tended to the fulfillment of prophecies long on record, and with which the Jews themselves ought to have been familiar. Little did they suppose, when delivering him to Pilate when he was mocked when they... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 19:31-37

John 19:31-37. That the bodies should not remain on the cross It was customary among the Romans to let the bodies of persons who had been executed continue on the crosses, or stakes, till they were devoured by birds or beasts of prey. But the law of Moses expressly prohibited the Jews from suffering the bodies of those who were hanged to remain all night on the trees, Deuteronomy 21:22; for that reason, as well as because the sabbath was at hand, which would have been profaned by their... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 19:25-37

159. The death (Matthew 27:45-56; Mark 15:33-41; Luke 23:44-49; John 19:25-37)Jesus’ mother, Mary, had followed him to the cross and stayed by him during his ordeal. Among those who comforted her were John and three women: Mary’s sister Salome, who was the wife of Zebedee and the mother of the apostles James and John; another Mary, who was the wife of Clopas and the mother of James and Joses; and another Mary, who came from the town of Magdala in Galilee and was known as Mary Magdalene. These... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 19:37

an other . Greek. heteros. App-124 . saith. Note the careful discrimination in the words used. The former Scripture was fulfilled, i.e. filled full. This is not fulfilled, but in order to its fulfilment it was necessary that He should be pierced. See Zechariah 12:10 . It was fulfilled in the case of those who looked upon Him, but waits for its com plete fulfilment when the spirit of grace and supplication is poured out on repentant Israel, look. Greek. opsomai. App-133 . on . Greek. eis .... read more

Thomas Coke

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 19:37

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 19:37

The Pulpit Commentary - John 19:31-37

The Pulpit Commentary - John 19:31-37

The Pulpit Commentary - John 19:37

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 19:37

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 19:31-37

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 19:25-37

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 19:37

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

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