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John 18:29

Pontius

27 Peter denied it once more, and immediately a rooster crowed.

28 Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.

So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What accusation are you bringing against this man?”

30 “If He were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed Him over to you.”

31 “You take Him and judge Him by your own law,” Pilate told them. “We are not permitted to execute anyone,” the Jews replied.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What accusation are you bringing against this man?”
KJV
Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?
WEB
Pilate therefore went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?”
ASV
Pilate therefore went out unto them, and saith, What accusation bring ye against this man?
DARBY
Pilate therefore went out to them and said, What accusation do ye bring against this man?
BLB
Therefore Pilate went forth out to them and said, “What accusation do you⁺ bring against this man?”
ÅB
Pilatus gikk da ut til dem og sa: Hva klagemål fører dere mot denne mann?
OTB
Pilatus gikk derfor ut til dem og spurte: "Hva anklager dere denne mannen for?"
B1930
Pilatus gikk da ut til dem og sa: Hvad klagemål fører I mot denne mann?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Mark 15:2–5

    So Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

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  • Matthew 27:23

    “Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”

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  • Matthew 27:11–14

    Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

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  • Luke 23:2–3

    And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”

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  • Acts 23:28–30

    and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.

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  • Acts 25:16

    I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.

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