John 19:18

John 19:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.
• New International Version (NIV)There they crucified him, and with him two others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center.

Context of John 19:18

16Then he handed Him over to them to be crucified. 17So they took Jesus, and He went out, bearing His own cross, to the place called the Place of the Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha. There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them. 19Pilate also wrote an inscription [on a placard] and put it on the cross. And it was written: “JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.” 20And many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek.

John 19:18 word by word

ὅπου αὐτὸν ἐσταύρωσαν καὶ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἄλλους δύο ἐντεῦθεν καὶ ἐντεῦθεν, μέσον δὲ τὸν Ἰησοῦν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
• they crucifiedσταυρόωstauroō · to crucifyG4717
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• otherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• on eitherἐντεῦθεν, ἔνθενenteuthen · from hereG1782
• andδέde · thenG1161
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• in the midstμέσοςmesos · midstG3319

Cross-references for John 19:18

• John 18:32This was to fulfill the word which Jesus had spoken to indicate by what manner of death He was going to die.
• Psalms 22:16For [a pack of] dogs have surrounded me; A gang of evildoers has encircled me, They pierced my hands and my feet.
• Isaiah 53:12Therefore, I will divide and give Him a portion with the great [kings and rulers], And He shall divide the spoils with the mighty, Because He [willingly] poured out His life to death, And was counted among the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore and took away the sin of many, And interceded [with the Father] for the transgressors.
• Matthew 27:35And when they had crucified Him, they divided His clothes among them by casting lots.
• Mark 15:24And they crucified Him, and divided up His clothes among themselves, casting lots for them to see who should take what.
• Luke 23:32Two others also, who were criminals, were being led away to be executed with Him.
• Galatians 3:13Christ purchased our freedom and redeemed us from the curse of the Law and its condemnation by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs [crucified] on a tree (cross)”—
• Hebrews 12:2[looking away from all that will distract us and] focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith [the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our faith to maturity], who for the joy [of accomplishing the goal] set before Him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God [revealing His deity, His authority, and the completion of His work].

Commentaries on John 19:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Two other - Matthew and Mark in the parallel places calls them robbers or murderers; they probably belonged to the gang of Barabbas. See about the figure of the cross, and the nature of crucifixion, on Matthew 27:35; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-22Verses 16-22 See the notes at Matthew 27:32-37. John 19:22 What I have written … - This declaration implied that he would make no change. He was impatient, and weary of their solicitations. He had yielded to them contrary to the convictions of his own conscience, and he now declared his purpose to yield no further.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18None of the writers of the Gospels focus on the details of being nailed to the cross because people already knew it was horrible. The soldiers used the cross as a tool for torture. They wanted victims to live for a while, sometimes for days. Because the Sabbath would begin when the sun set, they sped up the crucifixion of Jesus (19:31). Jesus had been severely beaten with whips tipped with stone or metal, so his back was deeply cut, and he was bleeding…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. they crucified him, and two others with him--"malefactors" (Lu 23:33), "thieves" (rather "robbers," Mt 27:38; Mr 15:27). on either side one and Jesus in the midst--a hellish expedient, to hold Him up as the worst of the three. But in this, as in many other of their doings, "the scripture was fulfilled, which saith (Is 53:12), And he was numbered with the transgressors"--(Mr 15:28)--though the prediction reaches deeper. "Then said Jesus"--["probably…Read the comment

Topics related to John 19:18

• Death
• Jesus, the Christ
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Humiliation of Christ
• Thenceforth
• Writing
• Either
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Lord's Supper; (eucharist)
• Myrrh

Commentaries on John 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings