John 18 · Verse 32

John 18:32

That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.
John 18:32, King James Version

John 18:32 in other translations

BSBThis was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
WEBthat the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spoke, signifying by what kind of death he should die.
ASVthat the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying by what manner of death he should die.
YLTthat the word of Jesus might be fulfilled which he said, signifying by what death he was about to die.
DARBYthat the word of Jesus might be fulfilled which he spoke, signifying what death he should die.
BBE(That the word of Jesus might come true, pointing to the sort of death he would have.)
WebsterThat the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spoke, signifying what death he should die.

What does John 18:32 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 18:29-32

29-32. Pilate went out to them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?--State your charge.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 32. That the saying of Jesus, &c. To wit, that he would be delivered into the hands of the Gentiles and be crucified, Mt 20:19. Neither of these things would have happened if he had been put to death in the way that the Jews first contemplated, Mt 26:4. Though it should be admitted that they had the power, in religious cases, to do this, yet in such a case it would not have been done, as Jesus predicted, by the Gentiles; and even if it should be admitted that they had the right to take life, yet they had not the right to do it by crucifixion. This was particularly a Roman punishment. And thus it was ordered, in the providence of God, that the prediction of Jesus in both these respects was fulfilled.

(v) "That the saying of Jesus" Mt 20:19, Lk 18:32,33

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 32 That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled - Or, thus the word was fulfilled. God permitted the Jews to lose the power of life and death, in the sense before stated, that according to the Roman laws, which punished sedition, etc., with the cross, Christ might be crucified, according to his own prediction: Joh 12:32, Joh 3:14.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 18:28-32

It was unjust to put one to death who had done so much good, therefore the Jews were willing to save themselves from reproach. Many fear the scandal of an ill thing, more than the sin of it. Christ had said he should be delivered to the Gentiles, and they should put him to death; hereby that saying was fulfilled. He had said that he should be crucified, lifted up. If the Jews had judged him by their law, he had been…

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John 18:32 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἵναinathatG2443
ὁhotheG3588
λόγοςlogoswordG3056
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ἸησοῦIēsouof JesusG2424
πληρωθῇplērōthēamay be fulfilledG4137
ὃνhonwhichG3739
εἶπενeipenHe had spokenG2036
σημαίνωνsēmainōnsignifyingG4591
ποίῳpoiōas whatG4169
θανάτῳthanatōdeathG2288
ἤμελλενēmellenHe was aboutG3195
ἀποθνῄσκειν.¶apothnēskeinto die.G599

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 18:32

  • John 3:14

    And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

  • Matthew 26:2

    Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

  • Matthew 20:19

    And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.

  • John 12:32-33

    And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. This he said, signifying what death he should die.

  • Luke 18:32-33

    For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.

  • Deuteronomy 21:23

    His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

  • John 8:28

    Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.

  • Mark 10:33

    Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:

  • Psalms 22:16

    For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

  • Luke 24:7-8

    Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. And they remembered his words,

  • Galatians 3:13

    Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

  • John 10:31

    Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the saying.
3:14; 10:31,33; 12:32,33; Mt 20:19; 26:2; Lu 18:32,33; 24:7,8
Ac 7:59
what.
De 21:23; Ps 22:16; Ga 3:13

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Context

  • John 18:31

    Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:

  • John 18:32

    That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.

  • John 18:33

    Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?

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John 18:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Para que se cumpliese el dicho de Jesús, que había dicho, dando á entender de qué muerte había de morir.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		afin que fût accomplie la parole que Jésus avait dite, indiquant de quelle mort il devait mourir.
German
Elberfelder 1871		auf daß das Wort Jesu erfüllt würde, das er sprach, andeutend, welches Todes er sterben sollte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ut sermo Jesu impleretur, quem dixit, significans qua morte esset moriturus.