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

1So Pilate then took Jesus and had Him flogged. And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and placed it on His head, and put a purple cloak on Him; 3and they repeatedly came up to Him and said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapped Him in the face again and again. 4And then Pilate came out again and said to them, “See, I am bringing Him out to you so that you will know that I find no grounds at all for charges in His case.”

John 19:2 word by word

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

• And the soldiersστρατιώτηςstratiōtēs · soldierG4757
• twistedπλέκωplekō · to weaveG4120
• a crownστέφανοςstephanos · crownG4735
• of thornsἄκανθαakantha · a thornG173
• and placedἐπιτίθημιepitithēmi · to put/lay onG2007
• His headκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776
• and putπεριβάλλωperiballō · to clotheG4016
• a purpleπορφύρεοςporphurous · purpleG4210
• cloakἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440

Cross-references for John 19:2

• John 19:5Jesus then came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, “Behold, the Man!”
• Psalms 22:6But I am a worm and not a person, A disgrace of mankind and despised by the people.
• Isaiah 49:7This is what the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel and its Holy One, Says to the despised One, To the One abhorred by the nation, To the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see and arise, Princes will also bow down, Because of the Lord who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”
• Isaiah 53:3He was despised and abandoned by men, A man of great pain and familiar with sickness; And like one from whom people hide their faces, He was despised, and we had no regard for Him.
• Matthew 27:27Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole Roman cohort to Him.
• Mark 15:17And they dressed Him in purple, and after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on Him;
• Luke 23:11And Herod, together with his soldiers, treated Him with contempt and mocked Him, dressing Him in a brightly shining robe, and 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