John 19:16

16 Then Pilate gave Him up to them to be crucified. Accordingly they took Jesus;

John 19:16 Meaning and Commentary

John 19:16

Then delivered he him therefore
Perceiving he could not by any means work upon them, and that nothing would satisfy them but his death; he therefore passed sentence on him, and gave him up to their will,

unto them to be crucified;
as they requested, and which was done in a judicial way, and all by divine appointment, according to the counsel and foreknowledge of God:

and they took Jesus and led him away;
directly from the judgment hall, out of the city to the place of execution, whither he was led as a lamb to the slaughter, without opening his mouth against God or man; but behaved with the utmost patience, meekness, and resignation.

John 19:16 In-Context

14 It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about six o'clock in the morning. Then he said to the Jews, "There is your king!"

15 This caused a storm of outcries, "Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!" "Am I to crucify your king?" Pilate asked. "We have no king, except Caesar," answered the High Priests.

16 Then Pilate gave Him up to them to be crucified. Accordingly they took Jesus;

17 and He went out carrying His own cross, to the place called Skull-place--or, in Hebrew, Golgotha--

18 where they nailed Him to a cross, and two others at the same time, one on each side and Jesus in the middle.