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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they struck Him with their hands.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Hail! King of the Jews!” they mocked, as they slapped him across the face.

Context of John 19:3

1Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. 2And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. They came up to him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and struck him with their hands. 4Pilate went out again and said to them, "See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I find no guilt in him." 5So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, "Behold 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 26:49And he came up to Jesus at once and said, "Greetings, Rabbi!" And he kissed him.
• Matthew 27:29and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
• Luke 1:28And he came to her and said, "Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!"
• John 19:19Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews."
• John 18:33So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called 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