John 19:18-19
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Other commentaries on this verse
- John Gill - Exposition - John 19:18
- John Gill - Exposition - John 19:19
- Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - John 19
- Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - John 19:18
- Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - John 19:19-20
John 19:18-19. Where they crucified him, and two others with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst. And Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was, Jesus Of Nazareth The King Of The Jews.
What could have moved Pilate to write that title? Perhaps he did it just to let the Jews know that they had forced him to put the Christ to death; he would put over him their accusation without any endorsement of his own: " JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS; " and so he is, and King of the Gentiles, too.