João 19

João 19

Clarke has an interesting note on Pilate's ho gegrapha gegrapha — “That is, I will not alter what I have written. The Roman laws forbad the sentence to be altered when once pronounced; and as this inscription was considered as the sentence pronounced against our Lord, therefore, it could not be changed.” Merrill Tenney adds this comment regarding the inscription and the reaction of the Jews -- "Its content was Pilate’s psychological revenge on the Jewish hierarchy for forcing his decision. It proclaimed loudly to all passers-by that Rome had crucified the king of the Jews as a common criminal. Stung by the insult, the priests remonstrated, asking that Pilate make clear that it was Jesus’ claim to be King of the Jews, not that it was in fact true. Having succeeded by his unjust compromise in removing any possible ground of accusation that he was derelict in his duty to the Roman state, Pilate resumed his haughty attitude and refused to change the wording. “What I have written, I have written” means essentially, “Take it and like it!”" (SEE The Expositor's Bible Commentary - Abridged Edition) John 19:23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made four parts, a part to every soldier and also the tunic; now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece. the soldiers: Mt 27:35 Mk 15:24 Lu 23:34 now: Such was the chiton or coat, of the Jewish high-priest, as described by Josephus. woven: Ex 39:22,23 James Stalker's classic Trial and Arrest of Jesus Christ - 13. THE GROUPS ROUND THE CROSS Matt. 27:39–44, 55, 56; Mark 15:29–32; Luke 23:35–7, 49; John 19:23–5. Related Passages: Exodus 28:31-32 “You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue. 32 “There shall be an opening at its top in the middle of it; around its opening there shall be a binding of woven work, like the opening of a coat of mail, so that it will not be torn. Matthew 27:35-38 And when they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments among themselves by casting lots. 36 And sitting down, they began to keep watch over Him there. Mark 15:24 And they *crucified Him, and *divided up His garments among themselves, casting lots for them to decide what each man should take. Luke 23:34 But Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves. FOUR SOLDIERS DIVIDE OUTER GARMENTS Then the soldiers, when they had crucified (stauroo) Jesus - In other words when they had completed their job of nailing Jesus' wrists and feet to the old rugged cross, they sat down to keep watch over His naked body, having taken His clothing as their "spoil!" (Mt 27:38+). THOUGHT - One of the most amazing truths of the crucifixion of Christ is that there were not just two criminals crucified with Him on that day, but there were in fact literally millions and millions of criminals (evil doers) crucified with Him that day! If you are a genuine believer in Christ, then as mysterious and miraculous as it sounds, you were crucified with Him on the Cross as Paul explains in Romans 6 (Read Romans 6:2-14+, especially Romans 6:6+ "our old self was crucified with Him"; cf Galatians 2:20+) Took His outer garments and made four parts, a part to every soldier - The saying is to the victor go the spoils and to the Roman soldiers who had guard duty at crucifixions, they spoil was whatever possessions they crucified person had. Steven