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

1Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and arrayed him in a purple garment; 3and they came unto him, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they struck him with their hands. 4And Pilate went out again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him out to you, that ye may know that I find no crime in him.

John 19:2 word by word

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

• soldiersστρατιώτηςstratiōtēs · soldierG4757
• crownστέφανοςstephanos · crownG4735
• thornsἄκανθαakantha · a thornG173
• putἐπιτίθημιepitithēmi · to put/lay onG2007
• headκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776
• purpleπορφύρεοςporphurous · purpleG4210
• garmentἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440

Cross-references for John 19:2

• John 19:5Jesus therefore came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold, the man!
• Psalms 22:6But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised of the people.
• Isaiah 49:7Thus saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of Jehovah that is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.
• Isaiah 53:3He was despised, and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their face he was despised; and we esteemed him not.
• Matthew 27:27Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Prætorium, and gathered unto him the whole band.
• Mark 15:17And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;
• Luke 23:11And Herod with his soldiers set him at nought, and mocked him, and arraying him in gorgeous apparel 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