19:14 Preparation of the Passover. This is often understood to be the Thursday before Passover (Matt. 27:17 note). If so, John portrays Jesus being crucified at the same time as the Passover lambs (chs. 13–17 note). This appears to conflict with the record of the three Synoptic Gospels, where Jesus’ crucifixion occurs on Friday. Probably, the reference here is to Friday as the Preparation Day before the weekly Sabbath.

Behold your King. To the last, Pilate refers to Jesus as the “King of the Jews.” It may be that this was a last effort by Pilate to mollify the Jews, but if so, it failed. Later Pilate had this title affixed to the cross (v. 19).