John 19:2

John 19:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,
• New International Version (NIV)The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe.

Context of John 19:2

1So then Pilate took Jesus and had Him scourged (flogged, whipped). And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and put a purple robe around Him; 3and they kept coming up to Him, saying [mockingly], “Hail, King of the Jews [Good health! Peace! Long life to you, King of the Jews]!” And they slapped Him in the face. 4Then Pilate came out again and said to them, “Look, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know that I find no guilt in Him [no crime, no cause for an accusation].”

John 19:2 word by word

καὶ οἱ στρατιῶται πλέξαντες στέφανον ἐξ ἀκανθῶν ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῦ τῇ κεφαλῇ καὶ ἱμάτιον πορφυροῦν περιέβαλον αὐτὸνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the soldiersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the soldiersστρατιώτηςstratiōtēs · soldierG4757
• plattedπλέκωplekō · to weaveG4120
• a crownστέφανοςstephanos · crownG4735
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• thornsἄκανθαakantha · a thornG173
• and putἐπιτίθημιepitithēmi · to put/lay onG2007
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• headκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776
• they put onπεριβάλλωperiballō · to clotheG4016
• a purpleπορφύρεοςporphurous · purpleG4210
• robeἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440

Cross-references for John 19:2

• John 19:5So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, and Pilate said to them, “Look! The Man!”
• Psalms 22:6But I am [treated as] a worm [insignificant and powerless] and not a man; I am the scorn of men and despised by the people.
• Isaiah 49:7This is what the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, Israel’s Holy One says, To the thoroughly despised One, To the One hated by the nation To the Servant of rulers, “Kings will see and arise, Princes shall also bow down, Because of the Lord who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”
• Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and pain and acquainted with grief; And like One from whom men hide their faces He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or esteem Him.
• Matthew 27:27Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and they gathered the whole Roman cohort around Him.
• Mark 15:17They dressed Him up in [a ranking Roman officer’s robe of] purple, and after twisting [together] a crown of thorns, they placed it on Him;
• Luke 23:11And Herod with his soldiers, after treating Him with contempt and mocking and ridiculing Him, dressed Him in a gorgeous robe and sent Him back to Pilate.

Commentaries on John 19:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Platted a crown of thorns - See on Matthew 27:29; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-3Verses 1-3 See the notes at Matthew 27:26-30.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The crown of thorns might have come from a date palm tree (compare 12:13–14). There are Greek coin images showing such crowns, with the stems woven and the thorns radiating upward above the crown. The purple robe was probably a soldier's robe. It was dark red, completing the picture of mock royalty.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-161-3. Pilate took Jesus and scourged him--in hope of appeasing them. (See Mr 15:15). "And the soldiers led Him away into the palace, and they call the whole band" (Mr 15:16)--the body of the military cohort stationed there--to take part in the mock coronation now to be enacted.Read the comment

Topics related to John 19:2

• Dress
• Irony
• Jesus, the Christ
• Mocking
• Sarcasm
• Slander
• Thorn

In the dictionaries

• Crown of thorns
• Humiliation of Christ
• Pilate, Pontius
• Thenceforth
• Writing
• Color; Colors
• Crown
• Dress
• Jesus Christ
• Jesus Christ, the Arrest and Trial of

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