John 19:3

and started saying, “Hail, O King of the Jews!” And they slapped Him repeatedly.

Family 35 New Testament

In The King James Version

And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.

In Context

2And the soldiers twisted a crown out of [poisonous] thorns and put it on His head; they also threw a purple robe around Him

4Pilate then went out again and says to them, “Look, I am bringing him out to you so that you may know that I find no crime in him at all.”

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Cross References

Matthew 27:29They plaited a crown out of thorns and put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and kneeling before Him they would mock Him saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

John 18:22But upon His saying these things one of the operatives standing by slapped Jesus saying, “Is that how you answer the high priest?”

John 19:19Now Pilate had also written a notice, and put it on the cross; and the inscription was: JESUS THE NATSOREAN THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Matthew Henry on John 19:2-16

Christ Arraigned before Pilate. 1 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. 2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, 3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands. 4 Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him. 5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the… Read the whole commentary →

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