PART VI. (B.) II. THE CRUCIFIXION AND BURIAL OF JESUS 1. The scourging of Jesus and the mockery, etc., by the soldiers in the Prætorium (John 19:1). 2. The attempt of Pilate to deliver Jesus, the bitter outcry of the Jews, and their charge against Jesus as having “made Himself the Son of God” (Joh... [ Continue Reading ]
_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. SCOURGED (ἐματίγωσεν).—There is no evidence that Jesus was _twice_ scourged. Scourging was usually a pr... [ Continue Reading ]
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 19:9. WHENCE … JESUS GAVE NO ANSWER.—The answer had already been given (John 18:36: see also John 8:25; John 10:24). Besides, what Pilate had to settle now was the justice of the charge for which Jesus was brought before him (Isaiah 53:7). John 19:11. HE THAT D... [ Continue Reading ]
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 19:19. This was also one reason for the TITLE written (τίτλος, _titulus,_ the technical name) by Pilate for the cross of Jesus. His alone would need it. For people might be inclined to ask (those who were not mere tools of the Jewish rulers), “_Why_ was this man... [ Continue Reading ]
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 19:31. THE JEWS THEREFORE, ETC.… FOR GREAT WAS THAT SABBATH DAY.—There was a twofold sanctity about the coming day, for it was not only the day at the beginning of which in the evening the passover lamb was eaten—it was at the same time the weekly Sabbath, and... [ Continue Reading ]