John 18:19-39 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 18:19

The high priest then asked Jesus ,.... Being now brought from Annas to Caiaphas, who was the high priest and mouth of the sanhedrim, and to whom it appertained to hear and try a cause relating to doctrine. And what he did was by putting questions to him, instead of opening the charge against him, and calling for witnesses to support it. The person he interrogated was a greater high priest than himself; was that prophet Moses spoke of, to whom the Jews were to hearken, and no other than the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 18:20

Jesus answered him ,.... Not to the first of these questions, concerning his disciples; not because they had all now forsaken him, and one was denying him; nor because he would not betray them; nor because he would suffer alone; but because if his doctrine was good; it could not be blameworthy to have disciples, and to teach them: and the charge of sedition, blasphemy, and idolatry, they wanted to fasten on him, would sufficiently appear to be groundless by the doctrine he preached; and as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 18:21

Why askest thou me ?.... He seems surprised at the high priest's conduct, that he should put such questions to him, who stood bound before him; was brought there as a criminal, and was the defendant, and not obliged to accuse himself; nor could it be thought, that whatever evidence or testimony he should give, would have much weight with the persons before whom he stood. Ask them which heard me, what I said unto them ; he appeals to his hearers, many of whom were then present; and these... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 18:22

And when he had thus spoken ,.... What was so right and reasonable, in so becoming a manner, without heat or passion: one of the officers which stood by ; it may be one of those who had been sent to him and had been a hearer of him, whom Jesus might look wistfully at, or point unto, when he said the above words, at which he might be provoked: and therefore stroke Jesus with the palm of his hand ; or gave him a rap with a rod, or smote him with a staff, as some think, is the sense of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 18:23

Jesus answered him ,.... For the high priest took no notice of him, nor any of the sanhedrim, though the action was so insolent and indecent, both as to the manner in which it was done, and the person, an officer, by whom it was done; and considering the circumstances of it, in the palace of the high priest, in his presence, and before so grand a council, and whilst a cause was trying; and it was a barbarous, as well as an impious action, considering the person to whom it was done. Wherefore... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 18:24

Now Annas had sent him bound ,.... As he found him, when the captain, band, and officers brought him to him; who having pleased himself with so agreeable a sight, and had asked him some few questions, and perhaps insulted him, sent him away in this manner, unto Caiaphas the high priest : his son-in-law, as the more proper person to be examined before; and especially as the grand council was sitting at his house. This was done before Peter's first denial of Christ; which, it is plain, was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 18:25

And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself ,.... This is repeated from John 18:18 to connect the history, and carry on the thread of the account of Peter's denial of Christ, which is interrupted by inserting the examination of Christ before the high priest, which was made at the same time. Peter stood among, and continued with the servants and officers of the high priest, warming himself by a fire they had made, it being a cold night; and this proved of bad consequence to him. The company... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 18:26

One of the servants of the high priest ,.... Hearing him so stiffly deny that he was a disciple of Jesus, when he had great reason to believe he was: being his kinsman, whose ear Peter cut off ; a near relation of Malchus, to whom Peter had done this injury; and who was present at the same time, and no doubt took particular notice of him; and the more, because of what he had done to his kinsman: saith unto him, did not I see thee in the garden with him ? as if he should have said, I... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 18:27

Peter then denied again ,.... A third time, as the Ethiopic version renders it; and that, according to other evangelists, with cursing and swearing; for now he was more affrighted than before, lest should he be taken up, and it be proved upon him, that he was the person that cut off Malchus's ear, he should be sentenced to a fine, or it may be some capital punishment. The fine for plucking a man's ears, and which some understand of plucking them off, was four hundred "zuzim" F19 Misn.... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 18:28

Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas ,.... When Peter had denied him, one of the officers had smote him, the high priest had examined him, and they thought they had enough, out of his own mouth, to condemn him; they, the chief priests, elders, Scribes, and the whole multitude, led him bound as he was, from Caiaphas's house, unto the hall of judgment ; or the "praetorium"; the place where the Roman governor, who was now Pontius Pilate, used to hear and try causes in; the Romans now having... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 18:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 18:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 18:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 18:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 18:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 18:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 18:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 18:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 18:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 18:28

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