John 19:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • John 18:31 : 31 Then 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.
  • John 19:4 : 4 And Pilate went out again and said to them, See, I let him come out to you to make it clear to you that I see no wrong in him.
  • John 19:15 : 15 Then 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.
  • Acts 2:23 : 23 Him, when he was given up, by the decision and knowledge of God, you put to death on the cross, by the hands of evil men:
  • Acts 3:13-15 : 13 The God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has given glory to his servant Jesus; whom you gave up, turning your backs on him, when Pilate had made the decision to let him go free. 14 But you would have nothing to do with the Holy and Upright One, and made request for a man of blood to be given to you, 15 And put to death the Lord of life; whom God gave back from the dead; of which fact we are witnesses.
  • Acts 7:52 : 52 Which of the prophets was not cruelly attacked by your fathers? and they put to death those who gave them the news of the coming of the Upright One; whom you have now given up and put to death;
  • Acts 13:27-29 : 27 For the men of Jerusalem and their rulers, having no knowledge of him, or of the sayings of the prophets which come to their ears every Sabbath day, gave effect to them by judging him. 28 And though no cause of death was seen in him, they made a request to Pilate that he might be put to death. 29 And when they had done all the things said in the Writings about him, they took him down from the tree, and put him in the place of the dead.
  • Matt 27:22 : 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.
  • Matt 27:24 : 24 So when Pilate saw that he was able to do nothing, but that trouble was working up, he took water and, washing his hands before the people, said, The blood of this upright man is not on my hands: you are responsible.
  • Mark 15:12-15 : 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! 15 And Pilate, desiring to do what was pleasing to the people, let Barabbas go free, and gave up Jesus, when he had been whipped, to be put to death on the cross.
  • Luke 23:4 : 4 And Pilate said to the chief priests and the people, In my opinion this man has done no wrong.
  • Luke 22:21-23 : 21 But the hand of him who is false to me is with me at the table. 22 For it will be done to the Son of man after the purpose of God, but unhappy is that man by whom he is given up. 23 And they were wondering among themselves which of them it was who would do this thing.

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  • Luke 23:2-4
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    2 And 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.

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

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

  • John 19:9-16
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    84%

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

    10 Then 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?

    11 Jesus gave this answer: You would have no power at all over me if it was not given to you by God; so that he who gave me up to you has the greater sin.

    12 Hearing 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.

    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!

    15 Then 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.

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

  • John 19:3-5
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    3 And they kept coming and saying, Long life to the King of the Jews! And they gave him blows with their hands.

    4 And Pilate went out again and said to them, See, I let him come out to you to make it clear to you that I see no wrong in him.

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

  • Mark 15:12-14
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    81%

    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!

  • Luke 23:13-14
    2 verses
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    13 And Pilate sent for the chief priests and the rulers and the people, and said to them,

    14 You say that this man has been teaching the people evil things: now I, after going into the question before you, see nothing wrong in this man in connection with the things which you have said against him:

  • Luke 23:21-23
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    21 But crying out they said, To the cross with him!

    22 And he said to them a third time, Why, what evil has he done? I see no reason for putting him to death: I will give him punishment and let him go.

    23 But they went on crying out loudly, Let him be put to death on the cross. And they had their way.

  • John 18:38-39
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    38 Pilate 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.

    39 But 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 27:22-24
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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!

    24 So when Pilate saw that he was able to do nothing, but that trouble was working up, he took water and, washing his hands before the people, said, The blood of this upright man is not on my hands: you are responsible.

  • John 19:19-22
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    19 And Pilate put on the cross a statement in writing. The writing was: JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

    20 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.

    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.

  • John 18:29-31
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    29 So Pilate came out to them and put the question: What have you to say against this man?

    30 They said to him in answer, If the man was not a wrongdoer we would not have given him up to you.

    31 Then 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.

  • John 18:35
    77%

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

  • John 19:7
    76%

    7 And 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.

  • Mark 15:1-4
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    76%

    1 And the first thing in the morning the chief priests, with those in authority and the scribes and all the Sanhedrin, had a meeting, and put cords round Jesus, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.

    2 And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.

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

    4 And Pilate again put a question, Do you say nothing in answer? see how much evil they say you have done.

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

  • Acts 13:28
    75%

    28 And though no cause of death was seen in him, they made a request to Pilate that he might be put to death.

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

  • Matt 27:2
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    2 And they put cords on him and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate, the ruler.

  • Mark 15:9
    74%

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

  • Matt 27:20
    74%

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

  • Matt 26:66
    74%

    66 What is your opinion? They made answer and said, It is right for him to be put to death.

  • Matt 27:13
    73%

    13 Then says Pilate to him, Do you give no attention to what their witnesses say against you?

  • Mark 14:55
    73%

    55 Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for witness against Jesus so that they might put him to death; and they were unable to get any.

  • Luke 23:10
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    10 And the chief priests and the scribes were there, making statements against him violently.