John 19:3
New International Version
and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they slapped him in the face.

New Living Translation
“Hail! King of the Jews!” they mocked, as they slapped him across the face.

English Standard Version
They came up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and struck him with their hands.

Berean Standard Bible
And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.

Berean Literal Bible
And they began coming up to Him and saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" And they kept giving Him blows with the palm.

King James Bible
And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.

New King James Version
Then they said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they struck Him with their hands.

New American Standard Bible
and they repeatedly came up to Him and said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapped Him in the face again and again.

NASB 1995
and they began to come up to Him and say, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and to give Him slaps in the face.

NASB 1977
and they began to come up to Him, and say, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and to give Him blows in the face.

Legacy Standard Bible
and they were coming to Him and saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and were giving Him slaps in the face.

Amplified Bible
and they kept coming up to Him, saying [mockingly], “Hail, King of the Jews [Good health! Peace! Long life to you, King of the Jews]!” And they slapped Him in the face.

Christian Standard Bible
And they kept coming up to him and saying, “Hail, king of the Jews! ” and were slapping his face.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And they repeatedly came up to Him and said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and were slapping His face.

American Standard Version
and they came unto him, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they struck him with their hands.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they were saying, “Hail to you, King of the Judeans”, and they were hitting him on his cheeks.

Contemporary English Version
They came up to him and said, "Hey, you king of the Jews!" They also hit him with their fists.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they came to him, and said: Hail, king of the Jews; and they gave him blows.

English Revised Version
and they came unto him, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they struck him with their hands.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They went up to him, said, "Long live the king of the Jews!" and slapped his face.

Good News Translation
and came to him and said, "Long live the King of the Jews!" And they went up and slapped him.

International Standard Version
They kept coming up to him and saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!" Then they began to slap him on the face.

Literal Standard Version
and said, “Hail! The King of the Jews”; and they were giving Him slaps.

Majority Standard Bible
And they kept saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.

New American Bible
and they came to him and said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they struck him repeatedly.

NET Bible
They came up to him again and again and said, "Hail, king of the Jews!" And they struck him repeatedly in the face.

New Revised Standard Version
They kept coming up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and striking him on the face.

New Heart English Bible
And they kept coming up to him and saying, "Greetings, King of the Jews." and they struck him with their hands.

Webster's Bible Translation
And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.

Weymouth New Testament
Then they began to march up to Him, saying in a mocking voice, "Hail King of the Jews!" And they struck Him with the palms of their hands.

World English Bible
They kept saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and they kept slapping him.

Young's Literal Translation
and said, 'Hail! the king of the Jews;' and they were giving him slaps.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Soldiers Mock Jesus
2The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe. 3And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face. 4Once again Pilate came out and said to the Jews, “Look, I am bringing Him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against Him.”…

Cross References
Matthew 27:29
And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt down before Him to mock Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

Mark 15:18
And they began to salute Him: "Hail, King of the Jews!"

John 18:22
When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, "Is this how You answer the high priest?"


Treasury of Scripture

And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.

Hail.

Matthew 26:49
And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.

Matthew 27:29
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!

Luke 1:28
And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

King.

John 19:19-22
And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS…

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 19
1. Jesus is scourged, crowned with thorns, and beaten.
4. Pilate is desirous to release him,
15. but being overcome with the outrage of the crowd, he delivers him to be crucified.
23. They cast lots for his garments.
25. He commends his mother to John.
28. He dies.
31. His side is pierced.
38. He is buried by Joseph and Nicodemus.














(3) And said, Hail, King of the Jews.--The reading of the better MSS. is, and they kept coming to Him and saying . . . It is a description of the mock reverence which they paid Him. They kept drawing near and bowing before Him. (Comp. Matthew 27:29.)

They smote him with their hands.--Comp. Note on John 18:22.

(3) That St. John is not careful to give the time more than roughly "about the sixth hour." The hours of that day may well be confused, for their sorrow would have made minutes seem as hours, and the sun, which on other days marked the hours, was on that day itself darkened. St. Matthew is equally uncertain at what exact time there was the cry with a loud voice (Matthew 27:46), and St. Luke does not give the exact time when the darkness commenced (Luke 23:44).

Verse 3. - They kept on coming to him, and saying to him, in sportive mockery of his supposed Kingship, and utter scorn of the nation whose Messianic hope they derided, Hail, King of the Jews! They did a sham obeisance to him, having elected him, as Roman guards often did, an "imperator" on the field of battle. The offerings which they presented to him were not the kiss of homage, but ῤαπίσματα. They kept on offering him blows on the face, strokes with the hand or with rods (cf. John 18:22, note). Hengstenberg, recalling here (Matthew 27:29) that they put a reed in his hand, symbol of a scepter, supposes that he refused to hold it, in consequence of which they took it from him, and smote him with it. The awful indignity was a wondrous prophecy. Nay, from that very hour he began to reign. That crown of thorns has been more lasting than any royal diadem. Those cruel insults have been the title-deeds of his imperial sway, by which he has mastered the nations. He was wounded, bruised, for the iniquities of us all. The representatives of the outside world thus share expressly in the shame and ban by which the Hebrew theocracy is crushed, and the prince of this world is judged. "They know not what they do;" but Jew and Roman are guilty before God.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

they went up
ἤρχοντο (ērchonto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2064: To come, go.

to
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

Him {again and again},
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

saying,
ἔλεγον (elegon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“Hail,
Χαῖρε (Chaire)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 5463: A primary verb; to be 'cheer'ful, i.e. Calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation, be well.

King
Βασιλεὺς (Basileus)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 935: A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign.

of the
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Jews!”
Ἰουδαίων (Ioudaiōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 2453: Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

slapping Him in the face.
ἐδίδοσαν (edidosan)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.


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