King James Version
What Does John 19:16 Mean?
“Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.”
Context
14
And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
15
But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.
16
Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.
17
And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
18
Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one , and Jesus in the midst.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(16) **Then delivered he him therefore unto them**—*i.e.,* to the chief priests. The Crucifixion was actually carried out by the Roman soldiers, acting under the direction of the chief priests,
**And led him away.**—These words should probably be omitted.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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