John 18:35
33 Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?
34 Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?
Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?
36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- “Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?”
- KJV
- Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?
- WEB
- Pilate answered, “I’m not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests delivered you to me. What have you done?”
- ASV
- Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?
- DARBY
- Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thy nation and the chief priests have delivered thee up to me: what hast thou done?
- BLB
- Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your nation and the chief priests delivered You up to me. What did You do?”
- ÅB
- Pilatus svarte: Er jeg en jøde? Ditt folk og yppersteprestene har overgitt deg til meg; hva er det du har gjort?
- OTB
- Pilatus svarte: "Er jeg en jøde? Ditt eget folk og overprestene har overgitt deg til meg. Hva har du gjort?"
- B1930
- Pilatus svarte: Er jeg en jøde? Ditt folk og yppersteprestene har overgitt dig til mig; hvad er det du har gjort?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 19:11
Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
Read in contextActs 22:22–24
And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
Read in contextActs 25:19–20
But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
Read in contextJohn 19:6
When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.
Read in contextNehemiah 4:2
And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?
Read in contextActs 3:13
The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
Read in contextJohn 18:28
Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
Read in contextActs 18:14–16
And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
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