John 19:3 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

³ Then they went [up] to Him and said, “Hey! King of the Jews!” and struck Him [in the face with their hands].

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And they kept coming to Him and saying, Hail, King of the Jews! [Good health to you! Peace to you! Long life to you, King of the Jews!] And they struck Him with the palms of their hands. [Isa. 53:3, 5, 7.]

American Standard Version (1901)

³ and they came unto him, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they struck him with their hands.

Common English Bible

³ Over and over they went up to him and said, “Greetings, king of the Jews!” And they slapped him in the face.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And they were approaching him and saying, "Hail, king of the Jews!" And they struck him repeatedly.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ And they came to him, and said: Hail, king of the Jews; and they gave him blows.

John 19:3 Cross References

Matthew 26:49

So, immediately he went to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi,” and [then] kissed Him [enthusiastically].

Matthew 27:29

Then they made a wreath out of thorns and placed it on His head and put a stick in His right hand. They knelt down in front of Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hey, king of the Jews!”

Mark 15:18

Then they began “greeting” Him with “Hey, king of the Jews!”

Luke 1:28

The angel came to her and said, “Greetings, you are someone greatly favored [i.e., by God]; the Lord is with you.”

John 18:22

When Jesus said this, one of the guards standing there struck Him [in the face], saying, “Is that any way to talk to the head priest?”

John 18:33

So, Pilate went back into his headquarters and called for Jesus. He said to Him, “Are you the King of the Jews?”