John 19:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer. ”

• John 19:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Whence art thou? - See the notes at John 7:27 . Pilate knew that he was a Galilean, but this question was asked to ascertain whether he claimed to be the Son of God - whether a mere man, or whet...

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• John 19:9 - 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 19:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  into . Greek. eis. App-104. judgment hall . See John 18:28 . Whence art thou? This was Pilate's fifth question of the Lord. See John 18:33 ; John 18:35 ; John 18:37 ; John 18:38 . It...

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• John 19:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  9. And he entered again into the hall, and said to Jesus; Whence Art Thou? It is evident from this that he was in a state of perplexity and anguish, because he was afraid that he would be...

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• John 19:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer. Whence art thou? - This certainly does not mean, From what country art thou? for Pilate kne...

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• John 19:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;— When Pilate heard that Jesus called himself the Son of God, he was more perplexed than ever. Knowing the obstinacy of the Jews in a...

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• John 19:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer. And went again into the judgment hall ('the Praetorium,') and saith unto Jesus,...

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• John 19:9 - 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 19:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus. — He had brought Jesus out to the people. He now led Him back to the palace in order to inquire further of Him in private. Whence art...

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• John 19:9 - 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 19:9 - 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 19:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man! (6) When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying,...

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• John 19:9 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  PILATE’S QUESTION ‘Whence art Thou?’ John 19:9 I do not know of anything of more vital importance than that we should discover truly the source from which Jesus came, and why it is that from...

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• John 19:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And went again into the judgment hall ,.... From whence he came out, taking Jesus along with him, in order to interrogate him alone upon this head: and saith unto Jesus, whence art thou ? meaning...

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• John 19:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer. Ver. 9. Whence art thou? ] He questioneth not Christ of his country, but of his conditi...

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• John 19:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  When Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid He before feared to shed innocent blood, and now he became more afraid than ever to take his life; suspecting, probably, that the account which...

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• John 19:9 - 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 19:9 - 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 19:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  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,...

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• John 19:9 - 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 19:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 19:9 . Whence … Jesus gave no answer. —The answer had already been given ( John 18:36-37 : see also John 8:25 ; John 10:24-25 ). Besides, what Pilate had to...

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• John 19:9 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  John 19:9 I. If we try to place ourselves in the position of one of our fellow-creatures placed on trial for his life, and before judges from whom he had little to look for in the way of considera...

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• John 19:9 - 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 19:9 - 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 19:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

  When Pilate therefore heard that Pilate’s second interview with Christ I. THE STARTLED INQUIRY--on the part of Pilate ( John 19:9 ). 1. Its occasion (1) Not the outcry of the Jews for Chr...

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• John 19:9 - 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 19:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Pilate again examines Jesus:

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• John 19:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Acts 8:32 ; Acts 8:33 ; Isaiah 53:7 ; John 8:14 ; John 9:29 ; John 9:30 ; Judges 13:6 ; Mark 15:3-5 ; Matthew 27:12-14 ; Philippians 1:28 ; Psalms 38:13-15

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• John 19:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Whence art thou? — That is, whose son art thou?

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