John 19:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, ”

• John 19:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  See the notes at Matthew 27:26-30 .

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• John 19:2 - 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 author...

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• John 19:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  of . out of. Greek. ek. App-104. thorns . The sign of earth's curse ( Genesis 3:18 ). purple . Greek. porphureos. The adjective occurs only here, John 19:5 , and Revelation 18:16 .

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• John 19:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  2. And the soldiers, platting a crown of thorns. This was unquestionably done by the authority of Pilate, in order to affix a mark of infamy on the Son of God, for having made himself a ki...

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• John 19:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, Platted a crown of thorns - See on Matthew 27:29 (note).

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• John 19:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns,— See the note on Matthew 27:29 . To what has been said there concerning the crown of thorns, the following observations may be added. The form of the...

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• John 19:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head - in mockery of a reg...

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• John 19:2 - 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 or...

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• John 19:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  For the crown of thorns, comp. Matthew 27:26 ; and for the purple robe, Matthew 27:28 ; Mark 15:17 . (2) That St. John distinguishes between the condemnation to be scourged ( John 19:1 ) and that...

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• John 19:2 - 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 justi...

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• John 19:2 - 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 o...

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• John 19:2 - 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! an...

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• John 19:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns ,.... This was an emblem of his being surrounded by wicked men, sons of Belial, comparable to thorns, whilst he hung suffering on the cross; and of the sin...

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• John 19:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, Ver. 2. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns ] Prickly and sharp as the point of a s...

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• John 19:2 - 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 h...

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• John 19:2 - L. 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, consid...

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• John 19:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Christ Arraigned before Pilate.       1 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.   2 And the soldiers platted a crown of tho...

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• John 19:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  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 king...

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• John 19:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Trial Continues ( John 19:1-16 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 f...

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• John 19:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 19:1 . Therefore (see Luke 23:22-25 ).—He was under the erroneous impression that this treatment of Jesus might soften the enmity of the Jews toward the Pri...

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• John 19:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  John 19:1-3 . 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...

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• John 19:2 - 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...

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• John 19:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

  The soldiers platted a crown of thorns The unwilling tribute According to prophecy the Messiah was to fill the three offices of Prophet, Priest, and King. Carnal expectation ignored the two fo...

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• John 19:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION John 19:1-43 (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 "t...

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• John 19:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Condemnation of Jesus. The scourging of Jesus:

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• John 19:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Isaiah 49:7 ; Isaiah 53:3 ; John 19:5 ; Luke 23:11 ; Mark 15:17-20 ; Matthew 27:27-31 ; Psalms 22:6

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