# John 19.2 **Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 1. Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. > > **2. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and arrayed him in a purple garment;** > > 3. and they came unto him, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they struck him with their hands. 4. And Pilate went out again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him out to you, that ye may know that I find no crime in him. (John 19:1-4, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 1. So Pilate then took Jesus, and flogged him. > > **2. The soldiers twisted thorns into a crown, and put it on his head, and dressed him in a purple garment.** > > 3. They kept saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and they kept slapping him. 4. Then Pilate went out again, and said to them, “Behold, I bring him out to you, that you may know that I find no basis for a charge against him.” (John 19:1-4, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 1. Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. > > **2. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,** > > 3. And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands. 4. Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him. (John 19:1-4, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 1. Then, therefore, did Pilate take Jesus and scourge [him], > > **2. and the soldiers having plaited a crown of thorns, did place [it] on his head, and a purple garment they put around him,** > > 3. and said, 'Hail! the king of the Jews;' and they were giving him slaps. 4. Pilate, therefore, again went forth without, and saith to them, 'Lo, I do bring him to you without, that ye may know that in him I find no fault;' (John 19:1-4, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [Crucifixion Forensics](/codex/crucifixion-forensics/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.