John 19:9

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܘܥܰܠ ܬ݁ܽܘܒ݂ ܠܰܦ݁ܪܶܛܳܘܪܺܝܢ ܘܶܐܡܰܪ ܠܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܐܰܝܡܶܟ݁ܳܐ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܕ݁ܶܝܢ ܦ݁ܶܬ݂ܓ݂ܳܡܳܐ ܠܳܐ ܝܰܗ݈ܒ݂ ܠܶܗ ܀

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Whence: John 8:14, John 9:29, John 9:30, Judges 13:6

But: Psalms 38:13-15, Isaiah 53:7, Matthew 27:12-14, Mark 15:3-5, Acts 8:32, Acts 8:33, Philippians 1:28

Reciprocal: Matthew 26:62 - Answerest Matthew 27:27 - common hall Mark 14:60 - General Mark 15:5 - Jesus Mark 15:16 - Praetorium John 8:25 - Who John 18:28 - unto James 5:6 - and he 1 Peter 2:23 - when he was

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And went again into the judgment hall,.... From whence he came out, taking Jesus along with him, in order to interrogate him alone upon this head:

and saith unto Jesus, whence art thou? meaning not of what country he was, for he knew he was of the nation of the Jews; nor in what place he was born, whether at Bethlehem or at Nazareth, for this was no concern of his; but from whence he sprung, who were his ancestors, and whether his descent was from the gods, or from men; and if from the former, from which of them; for as Pilate was an Heathen, he must be supposed to speak as such:

but Jesus gave him no answer; for his question was frivolous, and deserved none; and besides, he was not worthy of one, who had used him so ill, when he knew, in his own conscience, that he was innocent; nor was he capable of taking in an answer, or able to judge whether it was right or wrong; and since Christ was come to die for the salvation of his people, it was not proper he should say anything that might be a means of hindering it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Whence art thou? - See the notes at John 7:27. Pilate knew that he was a Galilean, but this question was asked to ascertain whether he claimed to be the Son of God - whether a mere man, or whether divine.

Jesus gave him no answer - Probably for the following reasons:

1. Jesus had already told Pilate Jesus’ design, and the nature of his kingdom, John 18:36-37.
2. Jesus had said enough to satisfy Pilate of Jesus’ innocence. Of that Pilate was convinced. Pilate’s duty was clear, and if he had had firmness to do it, he would not have asked this. Jesus, by his silence, therefore rebuked Pilate for his lack of firmness, and his unwillingness to do what his conscience told him was right.
3. It is not probable that Pilate would have understood Jesus if Jesus had declared to Pilate the truth about Jesus’ origin, and about his being the Son of God.
4. After what had been done - after he had satisfied Pilate of his innocence, and then had been beaten and mocked by his permission he had no reason to expect justice at his hands, and therefore properly declined to make any further defense. By this the prophecy Isaiah 53:7 was remarkably fulfilled.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 19:9. Whence art thou? — This certainly does not mean, From what country art thou? for Pilate knew this well enough; but it appears he made this inquiry to know who were the parents of Christ; what were his pretensions, and whether he really were a demigod, such as the heathens believed in. To this question ve find our Lord gave no answer. He had already told him that his kingdom was not of this world; and that he came to erect a spiritual kingdom, not a temporal one: John 18:36-37. This answer he deemed sufficient; and he did not choose to satisfy a criminal curiosity, nor to enter then into any debate concerning the absurdity of the heathen worship.