John 19:1-15

The Crown of Thorns

1 Pilate then took Jesus and 1scourged Him.
2 2And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and put a purple robe on Him;
3 and they began to come up to Him and say, "3Hail, King of the Jews!" and to 4give Him slaps in the face.
4 Pilate 5came out again and said to them, "Behold, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know that 6I find no guilt in Him."
5 Jesus then came out, 7wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, "Behold, the Man!"
6 So when the chief priests and the 8officers saw Him, they cried out saying, "Crucify, crucify!" Pilate said to them, "Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for 9I find no guilt in Him."
7 The Jews answered him, "10We have a law, and by that law He ought to die because He 11made Himself out to be the Son of God."
8 Therefore when Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid;
9 and he 12entered into the Praetorium again and said to Jesus, "Where are You from?" But 13Jesus gave him no answer.
10 So Pilate said to Him, "You do not speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You, and I have authority to crucify You?"
11 Jesus answered, "14You would have no * authority over Me, unless * it had been given you from above; for this reason 15he who delivered Me to you has the greater sin."
12 As a result of this Pilate made efforts to release Him, but the Jews cried out saying, "16If you release this Man, you are no friend of Caesar; everyone who makes himself out to be a king opposes Caesar."
13 Therefore when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and 17sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Pavement, but 18in Hebrew, Gabbatha.
14 Now it was 19the day of preparation for the Passover; it was about the 20sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, "Behold, 21your King!"
15 So they cried out, "22Away with Him, away with Him, crucify Him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar."

Cross References 22

  • 1. Matthew 27:26
  • 2. Matthew 27:27-30: {Mark 15:16-19}
  • 3. Matthew 27:29; Mark 15:18
  • 4. John 18:22
  • 5. John 18:33, 38
  • 6. Luke 23:4; John 18:38; John 19:6
  • 7. John 19:2
  • 8. Matthew 26:58; John 18:3
  • 9. Luke 23:4; John 18:38; John 19:4
  • 10. Leviticus 24:16; Matthew 26:63-66
  • 11. John 5:18; John 10:33
  • 12. John 18:33
  • 13. Matthew 26:63; Matthew 27:12, 14; John 18:34-37
  • 14. Romans 13:1
  • 15. John 18:13f, 28f; Acts 3:13
  • 16. Luke 23:2; John 18:33f
  • 17. Matthew 27:19
  • 18. John 5:2; John 19:17, 20
  • 19. Matthew 27:62; John 19:31, 42
  • 20. Matthew 27:45; Mark 15:25
  • 21. John 19:19, 21
  • 22. Luke 23:18

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