John 19

John 19:1

THen Pilate therefore tooke Jesus] Matthew 27:26.

and scourged him] Caused him to be scourged by his Officers, hoping thereby to satisfie and appease the Jews.

John 19:2

a crown of thorns] The Crown is a Soveraign ornament, and so was the purple robe, in so much that it was once accounted Treason for any private man to wear it; the Romanes admitted it to Kings great men, in triumphs, sacrificers, and at their funeralls; so that although they did this in derision of Christs Kingdom, yet it did as it were proclaim him a King, and a sacrificer, by his death triumphant.

John 19:3

Hail king of the Jews] Or, God save thee King.

they smote him with their hands] Or, gave him stripes with rods.

John 19:5

crown of thorns] For so bare he, and took away that curse of the earth, Genesis 3:18. This may have an allusion to that sacrifice taken in the thorns by the head, which Abraham found upon the same mountain whereon Christ began his Passion. See Genesis 22:2. 2 Chron. 3. 1.

Behold the man] Behold what a King you are afraid of; or this he said to move them to compassion.

John 19:7

We have a law] By their law a Blasphemer ought to be stoned to death, Leviticus 24:16. which might justly take hold on themselves, it could not on Christ, for he is indeed the Son of God.

John 19:12

whosoever maketh himself a king] Pretendeth to be a King.

John 19:13

Pavement] A place high and raised above the rest, as the Hebrew word signifieth.

John 19:14

it was the preparation] The day before the Passeover, wherein they prepared themselves thereto.

about the sixth hour] That is, about noon.

Behold your king] This he speaketh in scorn.

John 19:15

We have no king but Cesar] They acknowledge that the Scepter was now departed from Judah, and therefore had not malice blinded them, they would have seen that mark of the Messias coming at that very time. Genesis 49:10.

John 19:16

Then delivered, &c.] Matthew 27:31. Mark 15:1.

John 19:17

And he bearing his Crosse] Which they had prepared to crucifie him on. Crucifying, and bearing the Crosse was a putting to death after the Romane manner; they made him bear it, till they found Simon of Cyren, whom they compelled to carry it for him. Luke 23. 26.

Golgotha] The place of execution: some of the Ancients think, that Adam was here buried.

John 19:18

and two other with him] According to the prophecie, Isaiah 53:12.

John 19:19

And Pilate wrote a title] Christ upon his Crosse is intituled King over all, by his hand whose mouth condemned him for aspiring to a kingdom.

John 19:22

What I have written, &c.] That is, I will not change it.

John 19:23

Then the souldiers] Matthew 27:35. Mark 15:24. Luke 23. 34. Of the Roman Garrison, who were his executioners.

woven] Or, wrought.

John 19:24

they parted my raiment] Psalms 22:18.

John 19:25

Cleophas] Or, Clopas.

John 19:26

whom he loved] John who wrote this Gospel, Ch. 21. 24.

Woman, behold thy sonne] Meaning, I commend thee to his charge, that he may keep thee in thine age.

John 19:28

that all things were now accomplished] All things were thus far forth accomplished in the great work of our redemption.

that the scripture might be fulfilled] Psalms 69:21.

John 19:29

there was set a vessell] They wont to give those who were to be executed, vinegar, or sharpe wine mingled with Myrrhe (Mark 15:23.) which was to stupefie them.

hyssope] See on Matthew 27:48.

John 19:30

It is finished] Mans redemption, and all the Ceremonies of the Law are ended.

John 19:31

the preparation] See on Matthew 27:62.

John 19:34

and forthwith there came out, bloud and water] Which sheweth that he was truly dead, the pericardium which keepeth that water about the heart being pierced.

John 19:36

that the Scripture should be fulfilled] Exodus 12:46. Numbers 9:12. Psalms 34:20.

John 19:37

They shall look on him whom they pierced] Zechariah 12:10.

John 19:38

And after this] Matthew 27:57. Mark 15:43. Luke 23. 50, 51.

but secretly] That is, before Christs death, but now he declared himself to be one of Christs disciples.

John 19:40

in linen clothes] Because they had not time then to embalme him, the Sabbath being so near.

John 19:41

was a garden] In as garden the first Adam fell, in a garden the second Adam was buried, and rose again; as we fell in Adam, we shall rise in Christ.

wherein was never man yet laid] Gods providence so ordering it, lest any caviller should say, that it was some other body, not Christ which rose again.