Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 19:1

"Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him." — John 19:1 (ASV)

Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.

This was one of the most terrible punishments to which a person could be sentenced. The Roman scourge was no trifle. It tore off the quivering flesh of the agonized sufferer, for it was constructed on purpose to do so. It was generally made of the sinews of oxen, intertwined with the knuckle bones of sheep, and small slivers of bone.

This torture our blessed Saviour endured. These are the stripes with which we are healed.