John 19:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

Away with. Greek. airo. First occurrence in John 1:29. The imperative aron is used in exactly the same way in. Papyrus from Oxyrhynchus, in. letter from. boy to his father. Deissmann, Light, p. 187.

Shall.... ?. Is it your King. am to crucify?

We have, &c. This was their final and deliberate rejection of their King, and the practical surrender of all their Messianic hopes. Compare 1 Samuel 8:7.

but. Same as "except" in John 19:11.

John 19:15

15 But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.