John 18:32

John 18:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.
• New International Version (NIV)This took place to fulfill what Jesus had said about the kind of death he was going to die.
• English Standard Version (ESV)This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to show by what kind of death he was going to die.
• New King James Version (NKJV)that the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled which He spoke, signifying by what death He would die.

Context of John 18:32

30“If He were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed Him over to you.” 31“You take Him and judge Him by your own law,” Pilate told them. “We are not permitted to execute anyone,” the Jews replied. This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die. 33Pilate went back into the Praetorium, summoned Jesus, and asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” 34“Are you saying this on your own,” Jesus asked, “or did others tell you about Me?”

John 18:32 word by word

ἵνα ὁ λόγος τοῦ Ἰησοῦ πληρωθῇ ὃν εἶπεν σημαίνων ποίῳ θανάτῳ ἤμελλεν ἀποθνῄσκειν.¶Read the interlinear

• Thisἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• was to fulfillπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• had spokenεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• to indicateσημαίνωsēmainō · to signifyG4591
• the kind ofποῖοςpoios · what?G4169
• deathθάνατοςthanatos · deathG2288
• He was goingμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• to dieἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599

Cross-references for John 18:32

• John 3:14Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
• John 10:31At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him.
• John 12:32And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”
• Matthew 20:19and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third day He will be raised to life.”
• Matthew 26:2“You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
• Luke 18:32He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.
• Luke 24:7‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’”
• Acts 7:59While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
• Deuteronomy 21:23you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
• Psalms 22:16For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
• Galatians 3:13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”

Commentaries on John 18:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled - Or, thus the word was fulfilled. God permitted the Jews to lose the power of life and death, in the sense before stated, that according to the Roman laws, which punished sedition, etc., with the cross, Christ might be crucified, according to his own prediction: John 12:32, John 3:14.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32That the saying of Jesus … - To wit, that he would be delivered into the hands of the Gentiles and be crucified, Matthew 20:19. Neither of these things would have happened if he had been put to death in the way that the Jews first contemplated, Matthew 26:4. Though it should be admitted that they had the power, in religious cases, to do this, yet in such a case it would not have been done, as Jesus predicted, by the Gentiles; and even if it should be…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-32Verses 28-32 It was unjust to put one to death who had done so much good, therefore the Jews were willing to save themselves from reproach. Many fear the scandal of an ill thing, more than the sin of it. Christ had said he should be delivered to the Gentiles, and they should put him to death; hereby that saying was fulfilled. He had said that he should be crucified, lifted up. If the Jews had judged him by their law, he had been stoned; crucifying never…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31-32Pilate did not consider the charges convincing. So he told the Sanhedrin to judge Jesus by their own law. Pilate saw this as a Jewish argument, which he refused to investigate. However, the Jewish leaders insisted that execution was necessary. This fulfilled the prediction Jesus made about how he would die (see 12:32–33). The Jews would have used stoning, but the Romans used crucifixion. If Pilate sentenced Jesus, the Romans would hang Jesus on a cross to…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 29-3229-32. Pilate went out to them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?--State your charge.Read the comment

Topics related to John 18:32

• Jesus, the Christ
• Pilate, Pontius
• Priest
• Prisoners

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• Pilate; Pontius

Commentaries on John 18

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings