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John 19:15 KJV
John · chapter 19 · verse 15
But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.John 19:15 · King James Version
John 19:15 in context
13When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.
14And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
15But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.
16Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.
17And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- answeredapokrinomaito give an answer to a question proposed, to answer, to begin to speak, but always where…G611 →
- crucifystauroōto stake, drive down stakes, to fortify with driven stakes, to palisade, to crucify, to…G4717 →
- priestsarchiereuschief priest, high priest, the high priests, these comprise in addition to one holding…G749 →
- PilatepilatosPilate = "armed with a spear", the sixth Roman procurator of Judah and Samaria who…G4091 →
- saithlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- Kingbasileusleader of the people, prince, commander, lord of the land, kingG935 →
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Here is a further account of the unfair trial which they gave to our Lord Jesus. The prosecutors carrying it on with great confusion among the people, and the judge with great confusion in his own breast, between both the narrative is such as is not easily reduced to method;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-15