John 19:5

John 19:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!
• New International Version (NIV)When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, "Behold the man!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, “Behold the Man!”

Context of John 19:5

3They came to him many times and they were saying to him, ‘Hello, King of the Jews, you are great!’ At the same time they slapped his face with their hands. 4Pilate went outside once more. He said to the crowd, ‘Listen to me. I will bring Jesus out here to you. You should know this: I do not say that this man is guilty of anything wrong. I have no reason to punish him.’ Then Jesus came out. He was still wearing the hat of thorns on his head and the dark red coat. Pilate said to them, ‘Look. Here is the man!’ 6When the leaders of the priests and their officers saw Jesus, they shouted, ‘Kill him! Kill him on a cross!’ Pilate said to them, ‘Take him for yourselves and kill him on a cross. I can find no reason why I should punish him.’ 7The Jews answered, ‘We have a law which says that he must die. He must die because he said, “I am the Son of God.” ’

John 19:5 word by word

Ἐξῆλθεν οὖν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἔξω φορῶν τὸν ἀκάνθινον στέφανον καὶ τὸ πορφυροῦν ἱμάτιον. καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· ἰδοὺ ὁ ἄνθρωπος.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• cameἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• forthἔξωexō · out/outside(r)G1854
• wearingφορέωphoreō · to wearG5409
• the crownστέφανοςstephanos · crownG4735
• of thornsἀκάνθινοςakanthinos · thornyG174
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the purpleπορφύρεοςporphurous · purpleG4210
• robeἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• the manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for John 19:5

• John 1:29The next day, John saw Jesus, who was coming towards him. John said, ‘Look! Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of people in the world.
• Isaiah 7:14So the Lord God himself will show you that he speaks a true message. Look, the young woman who has never had sex will become pregnant. She will give birth to a son. She will call his name Immanuel.
• Isaiah 40:9Zion, you have good news to tell to people! So go up onto a high mountain. Yes, Jerusalem, shout the good news! Shout aloud, and do not be afraid. Say to the towns in Judah, ‘Here is your God!’
• Isaiah 43:1Israelites, descendants of Jacob, the Lord created you, and he made you who you are. Now he says this to you: ‘Do not be afraid, I have rescued you to belong to me. I have called you by your name, so now you are mine.
• Lamentations 1:12‘Come and really look at me! All you people who pass me do not show any interest in me. But you have never seen anything as sad as I am. The Lord was very angry with me. So it was the Lord who did this to me.
• Hebrews 12:2As we run, we must always look towards Jesus. He is the one who trusted God completely. Our faith starts with him, and he will help us to trust God all the way to the end. Jesus accepted punishment on the cross. He chose to receive much pain. He did not think about being ashamed to die like that. He knew that God had prepared something very good for him that would make him happy. Now he has sat down at the right side of God to rule with him in heaven.

Commentaries on John 19:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5And Pilate saith - The word Pilate, which we supply in our version, is added by one MS., the later Syriac, later Arabic, and the Coptic. Behold the man! - The man who, according to you, affects the government, and threatens to take away the empire from the Romans. Behold the man whom ye have brought unto me as an enemy to Caesar, and as a sower of the seeds of sedition in the land! In him I find no guilt; and from him ye have no occasion to fear any evil.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Behold the man! - It is probable that Pilate pointed to the Saviour, and his object evidently was to move them to compassion, and to convince them, by a sight of the Saviour himself, that he was innocent. Hence, he brought him forth with the crown of thorns, and the purple robe, and with the marks of scourging. Amid all this Jesus was meek, patient, and calm, giving evident proofs of innocence. The conduct of Pilate was as if he had said, “See! The man…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6Pilate wanted to show Jesus to the crowd, hoping they would see his injuries and agree to release him. After being beaten with a whip with lead tips, Jesus was bleeding heavily. Pilate again declared that Jesus was not guilty, but the crowd loudly demanded his death (19:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. Pilate ... went forth again, and saith ... Behold, I bring him forth to you--am bringing, that is, going to bring him forth to you. that ye may know I find no fault in him--and, by scourging Him and allowing the soldiers to make sport of Him, have gone as far to meet your exasperation as can be expected from a judge.Read the comment

Topics related to John 19:5

• Crown
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• Jesus, the Christ
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• Opinion, Public
• Politics
• Sarcasm
• Slander
• Thorn

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Pilate; Pontius
• Pilate
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Crown of thorns
• Humiliation of Christ
• Thenceforth
• Writing
• Color; Colors
• Crown

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