Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 18:32

"that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying by what manner of death he should die." — John 18:32 (ASV)

That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spoke, signifying what death he should die.

Crucifixion was a Roman, not a Jewish method of capital punishment, so God overruled the wanton wickedness of the worst of men for the accomplishment of his own eternal purposes, without, however, diminishing their responsibility and guilt in the least degree. It was by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God that Christ was put to death, yet it was with wicked hands that they took him, and crucified him.