John 19 · Verse 16

John 19:16

Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.
John 19:16, King James Version

John 19:16 in other translations

BSBThen Pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified, and the soldiers took Him away.
WEBSo then he delivered him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led him away.
ASVThen therefore he delivered him unto them to be crucified.
YLTThen, therefore, he delivered him up to them, that he may be crucified, and they took Jesus and led him away,
DARBYThen therefore he delivered him up to them, that he might be crucified; and they took Jesus and led him away.
BBESo then he gave him up to them to be put to death on the cross. And they took Jesus away;
WebsterThen therefore he delivered him to them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.

What does John 19:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 19:12-16

12-16. And from thenceforth--particularly this speech, which seems to have filled him with awe, and redoubled his anxiety. Pilate sought to release him--that is, to gain their consent to it, for he could have done it at once on his authority. but the Jews cried--seeing their advantage, and not slow to profit by it. If thou let this man go, thou art not Cæsar's friend, &c.--"This was equivalent to a threat of…

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Barnes' Notes
Verses 16-22. Mt 27:32; also Mt 27:33-37.

(q) "delivered him" Mt 27:26, Mk 15:15, Lk 23:24

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 16 Then delivered he him - This was not till after he had washed his hands, Mat 27:24, to show, by that symbolical action, that he was innocent of the death of Christ. John omits this circumstance, together with the insults which Christ received from the soldiers. See Mat 27:26, etc.; Mar 15:16, etc.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 19:1-18

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 to be exposed to their scorn. It is good for every one with faith, to behold Christ Jesus in his sufferings. Behold him, and love him; be still looking unto Jesus. Did their hatred sharpen their endeavours against him? and…

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John 19:16 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.

ΤότεToteThenG5119
οὖνounthereforeG3767
παρέδωκενparedōkenhe deliveredG3860
αὐτὸνautonHimG846
αὐτοῖςautoisto themG846
ἵναinathatG2443
σταυρωθῇ.staurōthēaHe may be crucified.G4717
παρέλαβονparelabonThey tookG3880
οὖνounthereforeG3767
τὸνton<the>G3588
ἸησοῦνIēsounJesusG2424
καὶkaiandG2532
ἀπήγαγον·apēgagonthey led [him] away;G520

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

Cross references for John 19:16

  • Luke 23:24-25

    And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required. And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.

  • Matthew 27:26-31

    Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! …

  • Mark 15:15-20

    And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Pretorium; and they call together the whole band. And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head, And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Mt 27:26-31; Mr 15:15-20; Lu 23:24

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Context

  • John 19:15

    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 Cesar.

  • John 19:16

    Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.

  • John 19:17

    And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:

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John 19:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Así que entonces lo entregó á ellos para que fuese crucificado. Y tomaron á Jesús, y le llevaron.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Alors donc il le leur livra pour être crucifié; et ils prirent Jésus, et l’emmenèrent.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Dann nun überlieferte er ihn denselben, auf daß er gekreuzigt würde. Sie aber nahmen Jesum hin und führten ihn fort.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Tunc ergo tradidit eis illum ut crucifigeretur. Susceperunt autem Jesum, et eduxerunt.