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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary

John 19:3

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".

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See also John 19:3 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    See the notes at Matthew 27:26....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 19 _ 1. Behold the Man! (John 19:1 .)_ 2. The Last Question of Pilate and Christ's Last Word. (John 19:8 .) 3. Delivered up and Crucified. (John 19:12 .) 4. The Title upon the Cross. ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    PILATE GIVES WAY TO THE JEWS. Pilate's next attempt is to persuade the Jews to be content with a lighter penalty than crucifixion. The prisoner is not dangerous enough, even to the religious authoriti...

  • B. W. Johnson's Bible Commentary

    AND THE SOLDIERS PLATTED. CROWN OF THORNS. The crown of thorns was probably. wreath of thorny leaves something like the common cactus. While presenting the appearance of. crown it would be an instrume...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    JESUS AND PILATE (John 18:28-40 ; John 19:1-16)...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    They brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters. It was early in the morning and they themselves did not enter into the headquarters, in case they should be defiled; but they wished to...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    HAIL. See on Matthew 27:29. SMOTE HIM, &c.. gave Him blows. See John 18:22....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _And said_ The best authorities add a graphic touch not given by the Synoptists; _AND_ THEY KEPT COMING UNTO HIM AND SAYING. We see each soldier coming up in turn to offer his mock homage. _Hail, Kin...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    28 19:16. The Roman or Civil Trial As already stated, S. John omits both toe examination before Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin at an irregular time and place, at midnight and at -the Booths" (Matthew 26:...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Inside the Praetorium_; the scourging and mockery by the soldiers....

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    3. Insert ΚΑῚ ἬΡΧΟΝΤΟ ΠΡῸΣ ΑΥ̓ΤΌΝ before ΚΑῚ ἜΛΕΓΟΝ with אBLUXΛ against A (homoeoteleuton; omission from αὐτόν to αὐτόν)....

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    28–19:16. THE ROMAN OR CIVIL TRIAL As already stated, S. John omits both the examination before Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin at an irregular time and place, at midnight and at ‘the Booths’ (Matthew 26:5...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    1–3. _Inside the Praetorium;_ the scourging and mockery by the soldiers....

  • Catena Aurea Commentary

    Ver 1. Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. 2. And the soldiers plated a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe. 3. And said, Hail, King of the Jews!...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΉΡΧΟΝΤΟ _impf. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G2064) приходить, ΧΑΊΡΕ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΧΑΊΡΩ (G5463) приветствовать; здесь: да здравствует! В сопровождении имени-обращения с артиклем: "да здрав...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PRONOUNCED INNOCENT _Text: John 19:1-11_ 1 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. 2 And the soldiers plaited a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and arrayed him in a purple ga...

  • Combined Bible Commentary

    EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 19:1-11 Below is an Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:— Nowhere in Scripture, perhaps, is there a more striking and vivid demonstration of the so...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands. AND SAID, HAIL, KING OF THE JEWS! - doing Him derisive homage in the form used on approaching the emperors (see also, on the...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    25-27 Compare Mat_26:71-75; Mar_14:69-72; Luk_22:58-62. 28-32 Compare Mat_27:1-2; Mar_15:1; Luk_23:1. 28 What insufferable hypocrites they were! Plotting the death of God's holy One, and afraid thei...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE CRUCIFIXION. THE BURIAL 1-3. 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 p...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 19 PILATE ORDERS HIS SOLDIERS TO WHIP JESUS 19:1-16 V1 So Pilate ordered his soldiers to whip Jesus. V2 The soldiers to...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AND SAID, HAIL, KING OF THE JEWS. — The reading of the better MSS. is, _and they kept coming to Him and saying_... It is a description of the mock reverence which they paid Him. They kept drawing near...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    to John 19:16. _Jesus before Pilate_....

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    καὶ ἤρχοντο πρὸς αὐτόν, “and they went on, coming to Him,” imperfect of continued action; “and hailing Him king,” χαῖρε κ. τ. λ., as they were accustomed to shout “Ave, Caesar”. At the same moment the...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    JESUS ENDURES CONTEMPT John 19:1-9 Pilate was convinced of our Lord's innocence, and he adopted several expedients to save His life; he did everything, indeed, except to act with absolute justice and...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Here once more we have the story of the Cross, and once again it is a story to be read almost without note or comment. The picture of our Lord led forth and presented to the crowds by Pilate is one of...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

    JESUS SCOURGED AND MOCKED Mark 15:19; John 19:1-3; Matthew 27:26-30. “ _And having scourged Jesus_, _he delivered Him up_, _that He may be crucified_.” As it was customary with the Romans to precede t...

  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR. Vv. 1-16. 1. The action of Pilate in connection with the scourging of Jesus and the giving Him up to the insults of the soldiers was evidently, as we see from...

  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    “ _Then Pilate therefore took Jesus and scourged him;_ 2, _and the soldiers, having plaited a crown of thorns, placed it upon his head and arrayed him in a purple robe;and they said, Hail, king of the...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. (2) And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, (3) And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    In John 15:1-27 our Lord substitutes Himself for Israel, as the plant of God, responsible to bear fruit for Him on earth (not merely for man, as such, openly sinful and lost). He takes the place of th...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Pilate (chapter 19) gives way to his usual inhumanity. In the account, however, given in this Gospel, the Jews are prominent, as the real authors (as far as man was concerned) of the Lord's death. Jea...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND SAID, HAIL, KING OF THE JEWS!.... Some copies before this clause read, "and they came unto him"; and so read the Vulgate Latin, Arabic, Coptic, and Ethiopic versions; that is, they came and prostr...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands. Ver. 3. _And said, Hail, King of the Jews_] They scoff at him, as a ridiculous and stage player king, whom therefore they clothe...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him_ The Romans usually scourged the criminals whom they condemned to be crucified, which was the reason why Pilate ordered our Lord to be scourged before he...

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    SCOURGED HIM; apparently hoping by this punishment to satisfy the Jews. Compare Luke 23:22. CHRIST SCOURGED AND MOCKED. Matthew 27:26-31; MARK 15:15-20....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    AND SAID, HAIL, KING OF THE JEWS! AND THEY SMOTE HIM WITH THEIR HANDS....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE CONDEMNATION OF JESUS. The scourging of Jesus:...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    CRIMINALLY ASSAULTED IN THE COURT! (vs.1-12) Pilate then tried another desperate move, having the Lord scourged. This was gross injustice, yet he hoped by this to placate the Jews' enmity, considerin...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-18 Little did Pilate think with what holy regard these sufferings of Christ would, in after-ages, be thought upon and spoken of by the best and greatest of men. Our Lord Jesus came forth, willing t...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    John 19:3 Then G2532 said G3004 (G5707) Hail G5463 (G5720) King G935 Jews G2453 And G2532 struck...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE TRIAL CONTINUES (JOHN 19:1 A). John has made clear in chapter 18 that, in facing His trial by His fellow Jews, Jesus had nothing to hide, although no details of their actual attempts to find prose...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    John 19:2-3. AND THE SOLDIERS PLATTED A CROWN OF THORNS, AND PLACED IT ON HIS HEAD, AND THEY PUT ON HIM A PURPLE ROBE, AND THEY CAME UNTO HIM AND SAID, HAIL, KING OF THE JEWS! AND THEY GAVE HIM BLOWS...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    The dreadful tragedy is still continued; and that it is so in the same line of thought and with the same object as before, is evident from the parallelism between chap. John 18:33-40 and chap. John 19...

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    THEY CAME (ηρχοντο). Imperfect middle of repeated action, "they kept coming and saying" (ελεγον) in derision and mock reverence with Αςε (χαιρε, Hail!) as if to Caesar. Note ο βασιλευς (the king) i...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    John 19:1. _Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him._ This was one of the most terrible punishments to which a man could be sentenced. The Roman scourge was no trifle. It tore off the quiv...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    John 19:1. _Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe. And said, Hail, King of the Jews!...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Pilate brings Jesus before the multitude. The rejection of the Savior and the crucifixion. His entombment. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Pilate, soldiers, Jesus' mother, His aunt, wife of Cleophas, Ma...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    John 19:1. _Pilate therefore took Jesus and scourged him,_ as stated in Matthew 27:26. In cases where this preseded crucifixion, Cicero has recited the form of the sentence from the Roman law. _I, lic...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Hall, King of the Jews! _ THE MOCK HOMAGE These words were spoken in contemptuous imitation of the words addressed to a Roman Emperor, on his assuming imperial power: “Hail, Emperor!” It was as muc...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 19:3 HAIL, KING OF THE JEWS! mimics the “Hail, Caesar!” shouted to the Roman emperor. ⇐...

  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

    CHAPTER 19 VER. 1. _Then Pilate therefore took Jesus and scourged Him._ That is after he had said (Luke 23:22), "I will chastise Him and let Him go." The tradition is that He was first scourged with t...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 19:1. THEREFORE (see Luke 23:22).—He was under the erroneous impression that this treatment of Jesus might soften the enmity of the Jews toward the Prisoner. SCOU...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION JOHN 19:1 (d) [Within the Praetorium.] The unjust scourging, and the crown of thorns. JOHN 19:1 Then PILATE THEREFORE TOOK JESUS, AND SCOURGED HIM. The force of the "therefore" may be se...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him (John 19:1). The scourging was a whipping that was done to examine the prisoners. It was a third degree technique of the Roman Empire. They did not h...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    John 18:33; John 19:19; Luke 1:28; Matthew 26:49; Matthew 27:29...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    And said. Add kai hrconto prov aujton, and kept coming unto Him, before and said or kept saying. The imperfect denotes the successive acts of homage of the soldiers as they came up one after the other...

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