John 19:3

John 19:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
• New International Version (NIV)and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they slapped him in the face.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They came up to him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and struck him with their hands.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they struck Him with their hands.

Context of John 19:3

1Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. 2The soldiers also twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on his head, and clothed him in a purple robe. And they kept coming up to him and saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” and were slapping his face. 4Pilate went outside again and said to them, “Look, I’m bringing him out to you to let you know I find no grounds for charging him.” 5Then Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”

John 19:3 word by word

καὶ ἤρχοντο πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ ἔλεγον· χαῖρε, ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων. καὶ ἐδίδοσαν αὐτῷ ῥαπίσματα.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Hailχαίρωchairō · to rejoiceG5463
• Kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• of the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• they smoteδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• with their handsῥάπισμαrhapisma · slapG4475

Cross-references for John 19:3

• Matthew 26:49So immediately he went up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed him.
• Matthew 27:29They twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on his head, and placed a staff in his right hand. And they knelt down before him and mocked him: “Hail, king of the Jews!”
• Luke 1:28And the angel came to her and said, “Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you.”
• John 19:19Pilate also had a sign made and put on the cross. It said: Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.
• John 18:33Then Pilate went back into the headquarters, summoned Jesus, and said to him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”

Commentaries on John 19:3

• 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. 1-16Pilate had Jesus beaten after his sentencing (Mark 15:15). However, John here describes an earlier beating. This was likely Pilate's attempt to show that Jesus had been punished and he could release him (John 19:4). When this failed, Pilate passed his sentence and handed Jesus over to the Jewish leaders for crucifixion (19:16).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 19:3

• Assault and Battery
• Cruelty
• Irony
• Jesus, the Christ
• Mocking
• Sarcasm
• Slander

In the dictionaries

• King of the Jews
• Humiliation of Christ
• Thenceforth
• Writing
• Greeting
• Hail (2)
• Jesus Christ
• Jesus Christ, the Arrest and Trial of
• Johannine Theology
• John, Gospel 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