John 18:39
“But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But ye have a custom,.... Not a law, either of God or man's, but a custom; and which was not originally observed at the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
But ye have a custom - Nothing relative to the origin or reason of this custom is known. Commentators have swam in an…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714John 18:28-40
We have here an account of Christ's arraignment before Pilate, the Roman governor, in the praetorium (a Latin word made…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
ye have a custom Nothing is known of this custom beyond what is told us in the Gospels. Prisoners were sometimes…