Joh 19:16-17 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 16. Then delivered he him ] This was not till after he had washed his hands, , to show, by that symbolical action, that he was innocent of the death of Christ. John omits this circumstance, together with the insults which Christ received from the soldiers. See , &c.; , &c.

‏ John 19:16-17

Verse 16. Then delivered he him] This was not till after he had washed his hands, Mt 27:24, to show, by that symbolical action, that he was innocent of the death of Christ. John omits this circumstance, together with the insults which Christ received from the soldiers. See Mt 27:26, &c.; Mr 15:16, &c.

Verse 17. Bearing his cross] He bore it all alone first; when he could no longer carry the whole through weakness, occasioned by the ill usage he had received, Simon, a Cyrenian, helped him to carry it: See Clarke on Mt 27:32.

Golgotha] See Clarke on Mt 27:33.