When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Crucify him, crucify him (σταυρωσον, σταυρωσον). First aorist active imperative of σταυροω for which verb see Mt 29:19, etc. Here …

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

They cried out, saying, Crucify him, and so on. The view of the Savior's meekness only exasperated them further. They had resolved

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him. Compare to John 18:3. The spectacle, so far from moving their pity, excites…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, Behold the man! When the chief priests theref…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

St. Augustine of Hippo: The envy of the Jews did not subside at Christ’s disgrace; instead, it grew. When the chief priests and …

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The Jewish officials demanded crucifixion for no good reason that Pilate could determine. In disgust he told them to crucify him themselves, for no…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Take you him. He did not wish to deliver Christ into their hands, or to abandon him to their fury; only he declares that he will not be th…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

When the chief priests therefore, and officers, saw him ,
&c.] In this piteous condition, in his mock dress, and hav…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Little did Pilate think with what holy regard these sufferings of Christ would, in later ages, be considered and spoken of by the best and greatest…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Now the Evangelist discu es the crucifixion of Christ:

    First, the crucifixion itself.

    Second, the death of Christ: afte…

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