Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 19:3-4

"and they came unto him, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they struck him with their hands. And Pilate went out again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him out to you, that ye may know that I find no crime in him." — John 19:3-4 (ASV)

And they smote him with their hands. 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.

That is the second time he said it. He had declared it before; in the 38th verse of the previous chapter (John 18:38) we read, I find in him no fault at all. And now again, That ye may know that I find no fault in him.

Then came Jesus forth – you can see him going down the steps out of Pilate's hall into that same courtyard – wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them – Ecce Homo – behold the man. He does not call him king; he only gives him the title of man, as if to say, "How foolish are you to think there is any danger from him; look at him in all his suffering and shame."