John 19:3

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

"And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands." - John 19:3
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What does John 19:3 mean?

John 19:3 (KJV) reads, "And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands." This verse is part of the larger narrative of Jesus' crucifixion, and it carries deep theological, historical, and symbolic significance in the Christian faith. The context of this…

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The Mockery of Kingship: Finding Strength in Suffering

In John 19:3, we encounter a poignant moment in the Passion of Christ: "And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands." This verse encapsulates a profound juxtaposition of reverence and mockery, honor and shame, that defines much of Christ's ministry and…

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The Prayer of Humble Recognition: In the Shadow of Mockery

O Sovereign Lord, our hearts come before You in humility as we reflect on the profound moment captured in John 19:3, where mockery was unmasked in the declaration, "Hail, King of the Jews!" We stand in awe of Your truth that shines even amidst the darkest of times, as our Lord…

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John 19:3 - "And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands."
John 19:1-3
1 John 3:19 - "And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him."
John 3:19 - "And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil."
1 John 3:18-19 - "My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him."
1 John 3:19-20 - "By this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him. For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things."
"And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him." - 1 John 3:19
John 19:38
John 19:1
John 19:19 - "¶ And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS."
John 17.6-19
John 3:19-20 - "And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved."
John 19:25-27
"And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil." - John 3:19
John 3:3
John 3:24 - "For John was not yet cast into prison."
John 1:19 - "¶ And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?"
John 19:25-27
John 19:26-27
John 21:15-19
John 3:3-8
John 10:19 - "¶ There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings."
John 3
John 19:1 - "Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him."
"But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done," - Luke 3:19
1 John 3:1-3
John 19:25-27 with emphasis on Mary
John 3:16
John 3:16