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 Living Translation (NLT)The soldiers wove a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they put a purple robe on him.

Context of John 19:2

1So then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him. And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe. 3Then they said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they struck Him with their hands. 4Pilate then went out again, and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you, that you may know that I find no fault in Him.”

John 19:2 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the soldiersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the soldiersστρατιώτηςstratiōtēs · soldierG4757
• plattedπλέκωplekō · to weaveG4120
• a crownστέφανοςstephanos · crownG4735
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• thornsἄκανθαakantha · a thornG173
• and putἐπιτίθημιepitithēmi · to put/lay onG2007
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• headκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776
• they put onπεριβάλλωperiballō · to clotheG4016
• a purpleπορφύρεοςporphurous · purpleG4210
• robeἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440

Cross-references for John 19:2

• John 19:5Then Jesus 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 no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people.
• Isaiah 49:7Thus says the Lord, The Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One, To Him whom man despises, To Him whom the nation abhors, To the Servant of rulers: “Kings shall see and arise, Princes also shall worship, Because of the Lord who is faithful, The Holy One of Israel; And He has chosen You.”
• Isaiah 53:3He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
• Matthew 27:27Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around Him.
• Mark 15:17And they clothed Him with purple; and they twisted a crown of thorns, put it on His head,
• Luke 23:11Then Herod, with his men of war, treated Him with contempt and mocked Him, arrayed Him in a gorgeous 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