Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John 19:11
Thou couldst have no power over me — For I have done nothing to expose me to the power of any magistrate. Therefore he that delivered me to thee, namely, Caiaphas, knowing this, is more blamable than thou.
Thou couldst have no power over me — For I have done nothing to expose me to the power of any magistrate. Therefore he that delivered me to thee, namely, Caiaphas, knowing this, is more blamable than thou.
Verse John 19:11. _HATH THE GREATER SIN._] It is a sin in thee to condemn me, while thou art convinced in thy conscience that I am _innocent_: but the _Jews_ who delivered me to thee, and _Judas_ who...
NO POWER - No such power as you claim. You have not originated the power which you have. You have just as much as is given, and your ability extends no further. EXCEPT IT WERE GIVEN THEE - It has been...
CHAPTER 19 _ 1. Behold the Man! (John 19:1 .)_ 2. The Last Question of Pilate and Christ's Last Word. (John 19:8 .) 3. Delivered up and Crucified. (John 19:12 .) 4. The Title upon the Cross. ...
PILATE GIVES WAY TO THE JEWS. Pilate's next attempt is to persuade the Jews to be content with a lighter penalty than crucifixion. The prisoner is not dangerous enough, even to the religious authoriti...
THOU COULDEST HAVE NO POWER AGAINST ME, ETC. Jesus breaks the silence and at once assumes the position of Pilate's judge. His language shows that Pilate was the poor, powerless victim of his environme...
JESUS AND PILATE (John 18:28-40 ; John 19:1-16)...
They brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters. It was early in the morning and they themselves did not enter into the headquarters, in case they should be defiled; but they wished to...
NO... AT ALL. Greek. _ouk oudeis._. double negative. AGAINST. Greek. _kata._ App-104. EXCEPT. Greek. _ei me' =_ if not, FROM ABOVE. Greek. _anothen._ See on John 3:3. THEREFORE. on account of (Gree...
_Thou couldest_ Or, WOULDEST. This is Christ's last word to Pilate; a defence of the supremacy of God, and a protest against the claim of any human potentate to be irresponsible. _from above_ i.e. fro...
_Inside the Praetorium_; Christ's origin is asked and not told; the origin of authority is told unasked....
28 19:16. The Roman or Civil Trial As already stated, S. John omits both toe examination before Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin at an irregular time and place, at midnight and at -the Booths" (Matthew 26:...
ΟΥ̓Κ ΕἾΧΕΣ. Comp. John 15:20. This is Christ’s last word to Pilate; a declaration of the supremacy of God, and a protest against the claim of any human potentate to be irresponsible. The Accused has b...
28–19:16. THE ROMAN OR CIVIL TRIAL As already stated, S. John omits both the examination before Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin at an irregular time and place, at midnight and at ‘the Booths’ (Matthew 26:5...
8–11. _Inside the Praetorium;_ Christ’s origin is asked and not told; the origin of authority is told unasked....
VER 9. AND WENT AGAIN INTO THE JUDGMENT HALL, AND SAY TO JESUS, WHERE ARE YOU? BUT JESUS GAVE HIM NO ANSWER. 10. THEN SAYS PILATE TO HIM, SPEAK YOU NOT TO ME? KNOW YOU NOT THAT I HAVE POWER TO CRUCIFY...
ΆΠΕΚΡΊΘΗ _aor. ind. pass. (dep.) от_ AΠΟΚΡΊΝΟΜΑΙ, _см._ John 19:7. ΔΕΔΟΜΈΝΟΝ _perf. pass._part, от ΔΊΔΩΜΙ, _см._ John 19:9. ΆΝΩΘΕΝ (G509) свыше (_см._ John 3:3
KNOWEST THOU NOT THAT I HAVE POWER, &C.— See the note on ch. John 18:31. To what Pilate urged, our Lord replies, "_Thou couldst have no power against me, unless it were given thee from above_;—from th...
PRONOUNCED INNOCENT _Text: John 19:1-11_ 1 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. 2 And the soldiers plaited a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and arrayed him in a purple ga...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 19:1-11 Below is an Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:— Nowhere in Scripture, perhaps, is there a more striking and vivid demonstration of the so...
Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin. JESUS ANSWERED, THOU COULDEST, ...
7 It appears on the surface, that Pilate's question, when he heard that the Lord claimed to be the Son of God, was ignored. Not so. Since the Lord was the Son of God it was far beneath His dignity to...
THE CRUCIFIXION. THE BURIAL 1-3. Inside the Prætorium. Scourging and mockery by the soldiers (Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15). It might be supposed from Mt and Mk that the scourging was only the ordinary p...
Inside the Prætorium. Jesus refuses to satisfy Pilate's curiosity as to His origin. 8. The more afraid] viz. of allowing Jesus to be unjustly executed. In spite of superficial scepticism (John 19:38),...
Caiaphas was more guilty than Pilate. Pilate had lawful authority over Jesus, which, as ordained by God, was acquiesced in by Jesus Himself. Caiaphas had no such authority, for Caiaphas was only high...
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 19 PILATE ORDERS HIS SOLDIERS TO WHIP JESUS 19:1-16 V1 So Pilate ordered his soldiers to whip Jesus. V2 The soldiers to...
THOU COULDEST HAVE NO POWER AT ALL AGAINST ME, EXCEPT IT WERE GIVEN THEE FROM ABOVE. — Pilate had twice said, with something of the pride of his position, “I have power.” Jesus says that he had of him...
Jesus answered, Οὐκ εἶχες … ἔχει. ἄνωθεν, “from above,” _i.e._, from God. Pilate must be reminded that the power he vaunts is not inherently his, but is given to him for God's purposes. From this it f...
John 19:7-12 _a_. _Second private examination by Pilate_....
to John 19:16. _Jesus before Pilate_....
THE REJECTION OF THE KING John 19:10-17 Pilate's pride was touched by that silence. In His reply our Lord refers to the relative responsibility of those who shared in His condemnation. It was as if H...
Here once more we have the story of the Cross, and once again it is a story to be read almost without note or comment. The picture of our Lord led forth and presented to the crowds by Pilate is one of...
Unless it were given, or permitted thee from above. Therefore, he that delivered me to thee, hath the greater sin. Some expound this of Judas; others, rather of the high priest Caiphas, with the Jewis...
FINAL EFFORT OF PILATE FOR HIS RELEASE John 19:4-16. “ _Then Pilate again came out_, _and spake to them_, _Behold_, _I lead Him out to you_, _that you may know that I find nothing criminal in Him. The...
“ _Pilate says to him: Speakest thou not to me? Knowest thou not that I have power to release thee and power to crucify thee?_ 11. _Jesus answered_, _Thou wouldest have no power at all against me, exc...
ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR. Vv. 1-16. 1. The action of Pilate in connection with the scourging of Jesus and the giving Him up to the insults of the soldiers was evidently, as we see from...
Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man! (6) When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying,...
In John 15:1-27 our Lord substitutes Himself for Israel, as the plant of God, responsible to bear fruit for Him on earth (not merely for man, as such, openly sinful and lost). He takes the place of th...
11._Thou wouldest have no power. _Some explain this in a general sense, that nothing is done in the world but by the permission of God; as if Christ had said, that Pilate, though he thinks that he can...
Pilate (chapter 19) gives way to his usual inhumanity. In the account, however, given in this Gospel, the Jews are prominent, as the real authors (as far as man was concerned) of the Lord's death. Jea...
JESUS ANSWERED,.... With great intrepidity and courage, with freedom and boldness, as being not at all dismayed with his threatenings, or affected with his proud boasts, and in order to expose the van...
Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power _at all_ against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin. Ver. 11. _Except it were given th...
_When Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid_ He before feared to shed innocent blood, and now he became more afraid than ever to take his life; suspecting, probably, that the account which...
GIVEN THEE FROM ABOVE; the power of the civil magistrate is from God, and to God he is accountable for the use of it. HE THAT DELIVERED ME; Caiaphas, as high-priest, representing the Jewish council....
JESUS ANSWERED, THOU COULDEST HAVE NO POWER AT ALL AGAINST ME, EXCEPT IT WERE GIVEN THEE FROM ABOVE; THEREFORE HE THAT DELIVERED ME UNTO THEE HATH THE GREATER SIN. AND FROM THENCEFORTH PILATE SOUGHT T...
Pilate again examines Jesus:...
CRIMINALLY ASSAULTED IN THE COURT! (vs.1-12) Pilate then tried another desperate move, having the Lord scourged. This was gross injustice, yet he hoped by this to placate the Jews' enmity, considerin...
1-18 Little did Pilate think with what holy regard these sufferings of Christ would, in after-ages, be thought upon and spoken of by the best and greatest of men. Our Lord Jesus came forth, willing t...
Our Lord checks Pilate modestly for boasting of his authority as a judge to absolve or condemn him; declaring, that all the power he had was derived from God, who in his eternal counsels had determine...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV Thus did He in like manner speak to Pilate: "Thou shouldest have no power at all against Me, unless it were given thee from above; "[248] Origen de Principiis Book...
John 19:11 Jesus G2424 answered G611 (G5662) have G2192 (G5707) no G3756 power G1849 against G3762...
‘Jesus answered him, “You would have no power against me unless it was given to you from above. That is why he who delivered me to you has greater sin”.' Jesus acknowledged Pilate's earthly authority,...
THE TRIAL CONTINUES (JOHN 19:1 A). John has made clear in chapter 18 that, in facing His trial by His fellow Jews, Jesus had nothing to hide, although no details of their actual attempts to find prose...
John 19:11. JESUS ANSWERED HIM, THOU WOULDEST HAVE NO POWER AT ALL AGAINST ME, EXCEPT IT HAD BEEN GIVEN THEE FROM ABOVE; FOR THIS CAUSE HE THAT DELIVERED ME UP UNTO THEE HATH GREATER SIN. These words...
The dreadful tragedy is still continued; and that it is so in the same line of thought and with the same object as before, is evident from the parallelism between chap. John 18:33-40 and chap. John 19...
THOU WOULDEST HAVE (ουκ ειχες). Imperfect active indicative without αν, but apodosis of second-class condition as in John 15:22; John 15:24.EXCEPT IT WERE GIVEN THEE (ε μη ην δεδομενον). Periphra...
SIN SIN (_ See Scofield) - (Romans 3:23). _...
John 19:1. _Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe. And said, Hail, King of the Jews!...
John 19:1. _Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him._ This was one of the most terrible punishments to which a man could be sentenced. The Roman scourge was no trifle. It tore off the quiv...
CONTENTS: Pilate brings Jesus before the multitude. The rejection of the Savior and the crucifixion. His entombment. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Pilate, soldiers, Jesus' mother, His aunt, wife of Cleophas, Ma...
John 19:1. _Pilate therefore took Jesus and scourged him,_ as stated in Matthew 27:26. In cases where this preseded crucifixion, Cicero has recited the form of the sentence from the Roman law. _I, lic...
_When Pilate therefore heard that_ PILATE’S SECOND INTERVIEW WITH CHRIST I. THE STARTLED INQUIRY--on the part of Pilate (John 19:9). 1. Its occasion (1) Not the outcry of the Jews for Christ’s dea...
_Then said Pilate unto Him, Speakest Thou not unto me?_ PILATE’S RESPONSE I. WEAKNESS RAGING IN THE PRESENCE OF POWER. II. COWARDICE STORMING IN THE PRESENCE OF COURAGE. III. SIN WRITHING IN THE P...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 19:11 FROM ABOVE refers to God. HE WHO DELIVERED ME OVER TO YOU probably refers to Caiaphas, the high priest (see John 18:24,...
PILATE HANDS JESUS OVER TO BE CRUCIFIED MATTHEW 27:15-26; MARK 15:6-15; LUKE 23:13-25; JOHN 18:38-40...
CHAPTER 19 VER. 1. _Then Pilate therefore took Jesus and scourged Him._ That is after he had said (Luke 23:22), "I will chastise Him and let Him go." The tradition is that He was first scourged with t...
Thou wouldest have no power against Me, unless it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered Me unto thee hath the greater sin. The best explanation of this passage is that of Jansenius,...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 19:9. WHENCE … JESUS GAVE NO ANSWER.—The answer had already been given (John 18:36: see also John 8:25; John 10:24
EXPOSITION JOHN 19:1 (d) [Within the Praetorium.] The unjust scourging, and the crown of thorns. JOHN 19:1 Then PILATE THEREFORE TOOK JESUS, AND SCOURGED HIM. The force of the "therefore" may be se...
Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him (John 19:1). The scourging was a whipping that was done to examine the prisoners. It was a third degree technique of the Roman Empire. They did not h...
1 Chronicles 29:11; Acts 2:23; Acts 4:28; Daniel 4:17; Daniel 4:25;...
He that delivered. Caiaphas....