John 19:6

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܟ݁ܰܕ݂ ܕ݁ܶܝܢ ܚܙܰܐܘܽܗ݈ܝ ܪܰܒ݁ܰܝ ܟ݁ܳܗܢܶܐ ܘܕ݂ܰܚܫܶܐ ܩܥܰܘ ܘܳܐܡܪܺܝܢ ܨܠܽܘܒ݂ܳܝܗ݈ܝ ܨܠܽܘܒ݂ܳܝܗ݈ܝ ܐܳܡܰܪ ܠܗܽܘܢ ܦ݁ܺܝܠܰܛܳܘܣ ܕ݁ܒ݂ܰܪܘ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ܽܘܢ ܘܙܽܘܩܦ݂ܽܘܗ݈ܝ ܐܶܢܳܐ ܓ݁ܶܝܪ ܠܳܐ ܡܶܫܟ݁ܰܚ ܐ݈ܢܳܐ ܒ݁ܶܗ ܥܶܠܬ݂ܳܐ ܀

Bible Verse Review
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the chief priests: John 19:15, Matthew 27:22, Mark 15:12-15, Luke 22:21-23, Acts 2:23, Acts 3:13-15, Acts 7:52, Acts 13:27-29

Take: Pilate neither did nor could say this seriously; for crucifixion was not a Jewish but a Roman mode of punishment. The cross was made of two beams, either crossing at the top, at right angles, like a T, or in the middle of their length like an X; with a piece on the centre of the transverse beam for the accusation, and another piece projecting from the middle, on which the person sat. The cross on which our Lord suffered was of the former kind, being thus represented on all old monuments, coins, and crosses. The body was usually fastened to the upright beam by nailing the feet to it, and on the transverse piece by nailing the hands; and the person was frequently permitted to hang in this situation till he perished through agony and lack of food. This horrible punishment was usually inflicted only on slaves for the worst of crimes. John 18:31, Matthew 27:24

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 29:3 - found Psalms 64:4 - the perfect Isaiah 10:1 - them Isaiah 49:7 - to him whom man despiseth Daniel 6:5 - General Mark 15:3 - the chief Mark 15:14 - Why John 9:24 - we know John 18:35 - what John 18:38 - I find John 19:4 - that ye

Gill's Notes on the Bible

When the chief priests therefore, and officers, saw him,.... In this piteous condition, in his mock dress, and having on him all the marks of cruel usage, enough to have moved an heart of stone: and though they were the principal men of the priesthood, and who made great pretensions to religion and piety, and the officers were their servants and attendants, and all of them used to sacred employments; which might have been thought would have at least influenced them to the exercise of humanity and compassion to fellow creatures; yet instead of being affected with this sight, and wrought upon by it, to have agreed to his release, as Pilate hoped,

they cried out, saying, Crucify him, Crucify him; which was done in a very noisy and clamorous way; and the repetition of their request shows their malignity, vehemence, and impatience; and remarkable it is, that they should call for, and desire that kind of death the Scriptures had pointed out, that the Messiah should die, and which was predicted by Christ himself.

Pilate saith unto them, take ye him, and crucify him, for I find no fault in him. This was not leave to do it, as appears from the reason he gives, in which the innocence of Christ is again asserted; nor did the Jews take it in this light, as is evident from their reply; and it is clear, that after this Pilate thought he had a power either to release or crucify him; and he did afterwards seek to release him; and the Jews made a fresh request to crucify him; upon which he was delivered to be crucified: but this was said in a way of indignation, and as abhorring the action; and is an ironical concession, and a bitter sarcasm upon them, that men that professed so much religion and sanctity, could be guilty of such iniquity, as to desire the death of one that no fault could be found in; and therefore, if such were their consciences, for his part, he desired to have no concern in so unrighteous an action; but if they would, they must even do it themselves.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They cried out, saying, Crucify him ... - The view of the Saviour’s meekness only exasperated them the more. They had resolved on his death; and as they saw Pilate disposed to acquit him, they redoubled their cries, and endeavored to gain by tumult, and clamor, and terror, what they saw they could not obtain by justice. When men are determined on evil, they cannot be reasoned with. Every argument tends to defeat their plans, and they press on in iniquity with the more earnestness in proportion as sound reasons are urged to stay their course. Thus sinners go in the way of wickedness down to death. They make up in firmness of purpose what they lack in reason. They are more fixed in their plans in proportion as God faithfully warns them and their friends admonish them.

Take ye him ... - These are evidently the words of a man weary with their importunity and with the subject, and yet resolved not to sanction their conduct. It was not the act of a judge delivering him up according to the forms of the law, for they did not understand it so. It was equivalent to this: “I am satisfied of his innocence, and shall not pronounce the sentence of death. If you are bent on his ruin - if you are determined to put to death an innocent man - if my judgment does not satisfy you - take him and put him to death on your own responsibility, and take the consequences. It cannot be done with my consent, nor in the due form of law; and if done, it must be by you, without authority, and in the face of justice.” See Matthew 27:24.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 19:6. Crucify HIM — αυτον, which is necessary to the text, and which is wanting in the common editions, and is supplied by our version in Italics, is added here on the authority of almost every MS. and version of importance. As it is omitted in the common editions, it affords another proof, that they were not taken from the best MSS.