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Joh_19:1-3. Οὖν ] After the miscarriage of this attempt at deliverance, Pilate will at least make this further venture to see whether the compassion of the Jews is not to be awakened. Hence he causes the scourging to be carried out on Jesus’ person, to which punishment He in any case, if He were to be crucified, must be subjected; and hopes, in the folly of his moral vacillation, by means of such maltreatment, although inflicted without sentence and legality, to satisfy the Jews, and avert something worse. Comp. on Mat_27:26. With a like purpose in view, he also gives Him up to the contumelious treatment of the soldiers, who deck Him out as king (Joh_18:39) with a crown of thorns (see on Mat_27:29) and a purple mantle (comp. on Mat_27:28; Mar_15:17).
ἔλαβεν ] shows the simple style of the narrative.
κ . ἤρχ . πρ . αὐτ .] See the critical notes. It is a pictorial trait. He stands arrayed before them; they go up to Him and do obeisance to Him!
ῥαπίσματα ] As in Joh_18:22. Codd. of It. add in faciem.