John 19:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The writing was seen by a number of the Jews, for the place where Jesus was put to death on the cross was near the town; and the writing was in Hebrew and Latin and Greek.

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  • John 19:13 : 13 So when these words came to Pilate's ear, he took Jesus out, seating himself in the judge's seat in a place named in Hebrew, Gabbatha, or the Stone Floor.
  • Acts 21:37 : 37 And when Paul was about to be taken into the building, he said to the chief captain, May I say something to you? And he said, Have you a knowledge of Greek?
  • Acts 21:40 : 40 And when he let him do so, Paul, from the steps, made a sign with his hand to the people, and when they were all quiet, he said to them in the Hebrew language,
  • Acts 22:2 : 2 And, hearing him talking in the Hebrew language, they became the more quiet, and he said,
  • Acts 26:14 : 14 And when we had all gone down on the earth, a voice came to me, saying in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly? It is hard for you to go against the impulse which is driving you.
  • Heb 13:12 : 12 For this reason Jesus was put to death outside the walls, so that he might make the people holy by his blood.
  • Rev 9:11 : 11 They have over them as king the angel of the great deep: his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek language Apollyon.
  • Rev 16:16 : 16 And they got them together into the place which is named in Hebrew Armageddon.
  • John 5:2 : 2 Now in Jerusalem near the sheep-market there is a public bath which in Hebrew is named Beth-zatha. It has five doorways.

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  • 89%

    16 So then he gave him up to them to be put to death on the cross. And they took Jesus away;

    17 And he went out with his cross on him to the place which is named Dead Man's Head (in Hebrew, Golgotha):

    18 Where they put him on the cross with two others, one on this side and one on that, and Jesus in the middle.

    19 And Pilate put on the cross a statement in writing. The writing was: JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • 38 And these words were put in writing over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • 82%

    21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not put, The King of the Jews, but, He said, I am the King of the Jews.

    22 But Pilate made answer, What I have put in writing will not be changed.

    23 And when Jesus was nailed to the cross, the men of the army took his clothing, and made a division of it into four parts, to every man a part, and they took his coat: now the coat was without a join, made out of one bit of cloth.

    24 So they said among themselves, Let this not be cut up, but let us put it to the decision of chance and see who gets it. (They did this so that the Writings might come true, which say, They made a distribution of my clothing among them, and my coat they put to the decision of chance.) This was what the men of the army did.

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    24 And he was nailed to the cross; and they made a division of his clothing among them, putting to the decision of chance what everyone was to take.

    25 And it was the third hour when they put him on the cross.

    26 And the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

    27 And they put two thieves on crosses with him, one on his right side, and one on his left.

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    35 And when they had put him on the cross, they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.

    36 And they were seated there watching him.

    37 And they put up over his head the statement of his crime in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

    38 Then two thieves were put on crosses with him, one on the right and one on the left.

    39 And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,

  • 77%

    13 So when these words came to Pilate's ear, he took Jesus out, seating himself in the judge's seat in a place named in Hebrew, Gabbatha, or the Stone Floor.

    14 (It was the day when they made ready for the Passover; and it was about the sixth hour.) And he said to the Jews, There is your King!

  • 75%

    41 Now there was a garden near the cross, and in the garden a new place for the dead in which no man had ever been put.

    42 So they put Jesus there, because it was the Jews' day of getting ready for the Passover, and the place was near.

  • John 19:5-6
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    74%

    5 Then Jesus came out with the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, Here is the man!

    6 So when the chief priests and the police saw him they gave a loud cry, To the cross! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and put him on the cross: I see no crime in him.

  • John 19:1-3
    3 verses
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    1 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him whipped with cords.

    2 And the men of the army made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they put a purple robe on him.

    3 And they kept coming and saying, Long life to the King of the Jews! And they gave him blows with their hands.

  • 20 And how the chief priests and our rulers gave him up to be put to death on the cross.

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    22 Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross.

    23 And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!

  • 32 (That the word of Jesus might come true, pointing to the sort of death he would have.)

  • 22 And they took him to the place named Golgotha, which is, Dead Man's Head.

  • 33 And when they came to the place named Golgotha, that is to say, Dead Man's Head,

  • 19 And will give him up to the Gentiles to be made sport of and to be whipped and to be put to death on the cross: and the third day he will come back again from the dead.

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    37 And again another verse says, They will see him who was wounded by their spears.

    38 After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, made a request to Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate said he might do so. So he went and took away his body.

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    12 And Pilate again said in answer to them, What then am I to do to him to whom you give the name of the King of the Jews?

    13 And they said again loudly, To the cross with him!

    14 And Pilate said to them, Why, what evil has he done? But their cry was the louder, To the cross!

  • 33 And when they came to the place which is named Golgotha, they put him on the cross, and the evil-doers, one on the right side, and the other on the left.

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    30 So when Jesus had taken the wine he said, All is done. And with his head bent he gave up his spirit.

    31 Now it was the day of getting ready for the Passover, and so that the bodies might not be on the cross on the Sabbath (because the day of that Sabbath was a great day), the Jews made a request to Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

  • 19 And this came to the knowledge of all those who were living in Jerusalem, so that the field was named in their language, Akel-dama, or, The field of blood.)

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    17 And they put a purple robe on him, and twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;

    18 And, as if honouring him, they said, Long life to the King of the Jews!

  • 39 And we are witnesses of all the things which he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom they put to death, hanging him on a tree.

  • 21 But crying out they said, To the cross with him!

  • 32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and have belief. And those who were put on crosses with him said evil things against him.

  • 20 And when they had made sport of him, they took the purple robe off him and put his clothing on him. And they took him out to put him to death on the cross.