JOHN CHAPTER 19 1 THESSALONIANS 19:1 Jesus is scourged, crowned with thorns, mocked, and buffeted by the soldiers. 1 THESSALONIANS 19:5 Pilate declareth his innocence: the Jews charge him with assuming the title of the Son of God. 1 THESSALONIANS 19:8 Pilate upon further examination is more desirous... [ Continue Reading ]
The other evangelists also mention a reed put into his right hand. The crown, and the purple robe, and a sceptre, are all regal ensigns; they give them to Christ in derision of his pretence to a kingdom, and in the mean time themselves proclaim what he had said, that his kingdom was not of this worl... [ Continue Reading ]
They mocked him when they said, HAIL, KING OF THE JEWS! But yet spake a great truth, though not in their sense. The other evangelists speak of more indignities offered him: SEE POOLE ON "MARK 15:19".... [ Continue Reading ]
Pilate appeareth convinced in his own conscience that Christ had done nothing worthy either of death or bonds, and a great while resisted that strong temptation which he was under to please the people, and to secure his own station, lest any complaint made to the Roman emperor against him should hav... [ Continue Reading ]
He therefore, after Jesus had been scourged, and dressed up in this mock dress, brings him out again to the people to move their pity.... [ Continue Reading ]
Our Lord finds more compassion from Pilate, though a heathen, than he found from those of his own nation; yea, those that pretended highest to religion amongst them: Pilate would have saved him; they cry out for his blood. Pilate leaves another testimony behind him, that what he did, at last overbor... [ Continue Reading ]
The LAW they mean, is the law for putting false prophets to death, DEUTERONOMY 18:20. By THE SON OF GOD HERE, they mean the eternal Son of God, in all things equal with his Father; otherwise it was a term applicable to themselves, whom God calls his son, his firstborn, &c. Now for any in this sense... [ Continue Reading ]
It should seem that the Romans permitted judgments to the Jews according to their own laws, which the Roman governor was to see executed; or else, seeing the rabble in such a heat and disorder, he feared some breaking out.... [ Continue Reading ]
Our Lord, who knew the secrets of all men's hearts, very well knew, that though Pilate had for some time withstood his temptations, yet he would at last yield: he also was ready to lay down his life, as he knew was determined for him; having therefore made a reasonable defence, he thinks fit to add... [ Continue Reading ]
Pilate seemeth something displeased that Christ would be no more free: men in worldly power are too prone to forget from whom they derive it.... [ Continue Reading ]
Our Lord checks Pilate modestly for boasting of his authority as a judge to absolve or condemn him; declaring, that all the power he had was derived from God, who in his eternal counsels had determined this thing, which must therefore come to pass: but withal lets him know, that this neither excused... [ Continue Reading ]
He SOUGHT all fair and plausible means TO RELEASE HIM, being convinced in his own conscience that he was an innocent man: but the Jews double their clamours, and (according to the usual acts of sycophants) quit their charge as to religion, though that was the true and real cause of all their malice,... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT SAYING, that if he let Jesus go he was not Caesar's friend. Pilate was a man that loved the honour that was from men more than the honour and praise which is from God; he was more afraid of losing his place than his soul, and could no longer resist the temptation he was under. HE BROUGHT JESUS... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PREPARATION to any feast signifies the day before it, because on that day they prepared whatsoever according to the law was necessary for the solemnization. Some much doubt whether in this place THE PASSOVER signifies strictly the paschal supper, which it could not do if the Jews strictly this y... [ Continue Reading ]
The more Pilate sought to quiet them, the more they rage, contrary to all dictates of reason; when God hath determined a thing, all things shall concur to bring it about. Pilate mocks them when he saith, SHALL I CRUCIFY YOUR KING? Yet so fierce was their malice against Christ, that to compel the gov... [ Continue Reading ]
This must be at or about twelve of the clock, for that must be signified _by the sixth hour,_ 1 THESSALONIANS 19:14. Pilate condemned him, and delivered him to the executioner, who (as the manner is in such cases) _led him away._... [ Continue Reading ]
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 27:31", and following verses to MATTHEW 27:33, where whatsoever needs expounding in this verse may be found, and this text is reconciled to that, which telleth us, that one Simon, a man of Cyrene, bore his cross. Their places of execution (as usually with us) were without their... [ Continue Reading ]
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 27:38".... [ Continue Reading ]
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THE PLACE WHERE JESUS WAS CRUCIFIED WAS NIGH TO THE CITY; as all their places of execution were, within two furlongs, or thereabouts. IT WAS WRITTEN IN HEBREW, AND GREEK, AND LATIN; it was written in all three languages, that not the Jews only, but all such strangers as were come up to the feast, mi... [ Continue Reading ]
The Jews thought it would be a disgrace to them, that Christ should be reported abroad as their king, therefore they desire an alteration of the writing.... [ Continue Reading ]
But Pilate refuseth to gratify them, and lets them know he would not be directed by them what to write, nor alter any thing of it.... [ Continue Reading ]
Both Matthew, MATTHEW 27:35, and Mark, MARK 15:24, mention this parting of Christ's garments amongst them, which must be understood of his inward garments; which some tell us might easily be done, because their garments were made up of four parts. But his outward garment, which is called his coat, w... [ Continue Reading ]
This made them choose rather to cast lots for that, than to divide it, as they had done his inward garments. But there was something more in it than the soldiers knew; Christ hereby proved a true Antitype to David, who said of himself figuratively, PSALMS 22:18, _They part my garments among them, an... [ Continue Reading ]
These words _the wife_ are not in the Greek, but supplied by our translators; which leaves it doubtful whether that Mary was the wife, or the mother, or the daughter of Cleophas.... [ Continue Reading ]
We have often heard that John was the beloved disciple, and usually expressed under the notion of him whom Jesus loved. Our Lord commendeth his mother to the care of John, whom he had ordered to take care of her, as if he had been her own son: this letteth us know that Joseph was at this time dead,... [ Continue Reading ]
He also reciprocally commendeth his mother to John, to be cared for as his own mother. From that time Mary went home, and lived with John.... [ Continue Reading ]
Ver. 28,29. David said, PSALMS 69:21, to signify his enemies multiplying afflictions upon him, _They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink; _ which he spake metaphorically. Part of these words were without a figure literally fulfilled in Christ, who was the So... [ Continue Reading ]
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When Christ had tasted the vinegar, HE SAID, IT IS FINISHED; that is, I have now done and suffered all things which lay upon me in this life to do and suffer. Having said this, HE BOWED HIS HEAD, AND GAVE UP THE GHOST. They are terms expressive of death, and our Saviour's free surrender of his soul... [ Continue Reading ]
IT WAS THE PREPARATION; not to the passover, (for that was celebrated the night before), but to the weekly sabbath; and they judged according to the law, DEUTERONOMY 21:23, that the land would be defiled if the persons executed were not buried that day, but their bodies should remain on the tree all... [ Continue Reading ]
Ver. 32,33. They brake the two other malefactors legs, but not Christ s, because they found him dead. It is very possible in a natural course, that of three men dying in the same manner, one may die sooner than another; but it is but rationally presumed, that the cause of our Saviour's quicker death... [ Continue Reading ]
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BUT ONE OF THE SOLDIERS, to make sure of him, PIERCED HIS SIDE, out of which it is said that there presently came forth BLOOD AND WATER. That there should come out blood is no wonder, nor yet that there should come forth water. Blood being congealed, it is ordinary to see water on the top of the ves... [ Continue Reading ]
Nor was this a fable, for John SAW IT, and BARE RECORD, and knew it to be true; and published it, that men might believe that it was him in whom all the legal types and figures had their completion.... [ Continue Reading ]
Now was there any thing of this but in fulfilling of the Scripture; for it was God's law about the passover, EXODUS 12:46 NUMBERS 9:12, concerning the paschal lamb, (which was a type of Christ, 1 THESSALONIANS 1:29 1 CORINTHIANS 5:7), that a bone of it should not be broken. So as by this breaking no... [ Continue Reading ]
So also by seeing Christ's side pierced, (a thing not very usual), they might have understood, that he was the person mentioned, MALACHI 12:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 27:57", and following verses to MATTHEW 27:59.... [ Continue Reading ]
The history of Nicodemus coming by night to our Saviour, and of their discourse together, we had 1 THESSALONIANS 3:1. We again heard of him standing up for Christ in the sanhedrim, 1 THESSALONIANS 7:50. We read no more of him till now, where he shows his love to his dead body; bringing a hundred pou... [ Continue Reading ]
That is, persons of fashion.... [ Continue Reading ]
As all their gardens were out of the city, so also their burial places, which usually were vaults, or caves within the earth.... [ Continue Reading ]
There they immediately buried Christ, because the time strictly called the PREPARATION (for the whole day was so called) was nigh at hand. See a fuller account of the history of our Saviour's passion, death, and burial: SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 27:1", and following verse to MATTHEW 27:66, where what is... [ Continue Reading ]