John 19:3
They kept saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and striking him in the face.
Text-Critical English NT
In The King James Version
And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 27:29and then twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They put a reed in his right hand, and kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
John 18:22When Jesus said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped him and said, “Is that how yoʋ answer the high priest?”
John 19:19Pilate also wrote a notice and put it on the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, 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 →