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Selected Verse: John 19:14 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 19:14 |
King James |
And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King! |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
It was the preparation--that is, the day before the Jewish sabbath.
and about the sixth hour--The true reading here is probably, "the third hour"--or nine A.M.--which agrees best with the whole series of events, as well as with the other Evangelists.
he saith to the Jews, Behold your King!--Having now made up his mind to yield to them, he takes a sort of quiet revenge on them by this irony, which he knew would sting them. This only reawakens their cry to despatch Him. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
The preparation of the passover - See the notes at Mar 15:42.
The sixth hour - Twelve o'clock noon. Mark says Mar 15:25 that it was the third hour. See the difficulty explained in the notes at that place. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
sixth hour
(See Scofield) - (Mar 15:25). |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Sixth hour
See on Joh 1:39. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| It was the preparation of the passover - For this reason both the Jews and Pilate were desirous to bring the matter to a conclusion. Every Friday was called the preparation, (namely, for the Sabbath.) And as often as the passover fell on a Friday, that day was called the preparation of the passover. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
It was the preparation of the Passover - That is, the time in which they were just preparing to kill the paschal lamb. Critics differ widely concerning the time of our Lord's crucifixion; and this verse is variously understood. Some think it signifies merely the preparation of the Sabbath; and that it is called the preparation of the passover, because the preparation of the Sabbath happened that year on the eve of the Passover. Others think that the preparation of the Sabbath is distinctly spoken of in Joh 19:31, and was different from what is here mentioned. Contending nations may be more easily reconciled than contending critics.
The sixth hour - Mark says, Mar 15:25, that it was the third hour. Τριτη, the third, is the reading of DL, four others, the Chron. Alex., Seuerus Antiochen., Ammonius, with others mentioned by Theophylact. Nonnus, who wrote in the fifth century, reads τριτη, the third. As in ancient times all the numbers were written in the manuscripts not at large but in numeral letters, it was easy for Γ three, to be mistaken for Ϛ six. The Codex Bezae has generally numeral letters instead of words. Bengel observes that he has found the letter Γ gamma, Three, exceedingly like the Ϛ episemon, Six, in some MSS. The major part of the best critics think that τριτη, the third, is the genuine reading. See the note on Mar 15:25.
Behold your king! - This was probably intended as an irony; and, by thus turning their pretended serious apprehensions into ridicule, he hoped still to release him. |
25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
42 And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
39 He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.
25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
31 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.