John 19:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • John 19:14 : 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!
  • John 19:19 : 19 And Pilate put on the cross a statement in writing. The writing was: JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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  • John 19:19-20
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    86%

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

    20The 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.

  • John 19:22
    83%

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

  • Mark 15:26
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    26And the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • Mark 15:2-3
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    2And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.

    3And the chief priests said a number of things against him.

  • Luke 23:37-38
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    81%

    37And saying, If you are the King of the Jews, get yourself free.

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

  • Luke 23:2-4
    3 verses
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    2And they made statements against him, saying, This man has to our knowledge been teaching our nation to do wrong, and not to make payment of taxes to Caesar, even saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

    3And Pilate said to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he said in answer, You say so.

    4And Pilate said to the chief priests and the people, In my opinion this man has done no wrong.

  • John 18:31-39
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    31Then Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and let him be judged by your law. But the Jews said to him, We have no right to put any man to death.

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

    33Then Pilate went back into the Praetorium and sent for Jesus and said to him, Are you the King of the Jews?

    34Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me?

    35Pilate said, Am I a Jew? Your nation and the chief priests have given you into my hands: what have you done?

    36Jesus said in answer, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom was of this world, my disciples would have made a good fight to keep me out of the hands of the Jews: but my kingdom is not here.

    37Then Pilate said to him, Are you then a king? Jesus made answer, You say that I am a king. For this purpose was I given birth, and for this purpose I came into the world, that I might give witness to what is true. Every lover of what is true gives ear to my voice.

    38Pilate said to him, True? what is true? Having said this he went out again to the Jews and said to them, I see no wrong in him.

    39But every year you make a request to me to let a prisoner go free at the Passover. Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

  • Matt 27:37
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    37And they put up over his head the statement of his crime in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • Mark 15:11-13
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    11But the people were moved by the chief priests to make him let Barabbas go free.

    12And 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?

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

  • John 19:12-15
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    12Hearing this, Pilate had a desire to let him go free, but the Jews said in a loud voice, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend: everyone who makes himself a king goes against Caesar.

    13So 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!

    15Then they gave a loud cry, Away with him! away with him! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Am I to put your King to death on the cross? The chief priests said in answer, We have no king but Caesar.

  • John 19:5-10
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    5Then Jesus came out with the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, Here is the man!

    6So 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.

    7And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God.

    8When this saying came to Pilate's ears his fear became greater;

    9And he went again into the Praetorium and said to Jesus, Where do you come from? But Jesus gave him no answer.

    10Then Pilate said to him, You say nothing to me? is it not clear to you that I have power to let you go free and power to put you to death on the cross?

  • Matt 27:11
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    11And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so.

  • Mark 15:9
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    9And Pilate said in answer to them, Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

  • Matt 27:22-23
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    77%

    22Pilate 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.

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

  • John 19:1-3
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    77%

    1Then Pilate took Jesus and had him whipped with cords.

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

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

  • Mark 15:18
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    18And, as if honouring him, they said, Long life to the King of the Jews!

  • Matt 27:41
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    41In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said,

  • Matt 27:20
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    20Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.

  • Luke 23:21
    74%

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

  • Matt 27:29
    73%

    29And they made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and put a rod in his right hand, and they went down on their knees before him, and made sport of him, saying, Long life to the King of the Jews.

  • John 18:21
    72%

    21Why are you questioning me? put questions to my hearers about what I have said to them: they have knowledge of what I said.

  • Matt 27:17
    72%

    17So when they came together, Pilate said to them, Whom will you have? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is named Christ?

  • Luke 24:20
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    20And how the chief priests and our rulers gave him up to be put to death on the cross.

  • John 18:29
    72%

    29So Pilate came out to them and put the question: What have you to say against this man?