Luke 23:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • 1 Tim 6:13 : 13 I give you orders before God, the giver of life, and Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate gave witness to the faith,
  • Mark 15:2 : 2 And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.
  • Luke 22:70 : 70 And they all said, Are you then the Son of God? and he said, You say that I am.
  • John 1:49 : 49 Nathanael said to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are King of Israel!
  • Luke 23:38 : 38 And these words were put in writing over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
  • Mark 15:18 : 18 And, as if honouring him, they said, Long life to the King of the Jews!
  • Mark 15:32 : 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.
  • Luke 1:32-33 : 32 He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father: 33 He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.
  • Luke 19:38-40 : 38 Saying, A blessing on the King who comes in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven and glory in the highest. 39 And some of the Pharisees among the people said to him, Master, make your disciples be quiet. 40 And he said in answer, I say to you, if these men keep quiet, the very stones will be crying out.
  • Matt 27:11 : 11 And 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.
  • John 19:3 : 3 And they kept coming and saying, Long life to the King of the Jews! And they gave him blows with their hands.
  • John 19:19-21 : 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.
  • John 18:33-37 : 33 Then Pilate went back into the Praetorium and sent for Jesus and said to him, Are you the King of the Jews? 34 Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me? 35 Pilate said, Am I a Jew? Your nation and the chief priests have given you into my hands: what have you done? 36 Jesus 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. 37 Then 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.

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  • Mark 15:2-4
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    94%

    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.

  • Matt 27:11-13
    3 verses
    90%

    11 And 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.

    12 But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.

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

  • John 18:33-35
    3 verses
    86%

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

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

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

  • Mark 15:12
    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?

  • Luke 23:2
    81%

    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.

  • John 18:37-39
    3 verses
    81%

    37 Then 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.

    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?

  • Mark 15:9
    81%

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

  • John 19:21-22
    2 verses
    81%

    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.

  • Luke 23:37-38
    2 verses
    79%

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

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

  • Luke 23:4
    77%

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

  • Matt 27:22-23
    2 verses
    77%

    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!

  • Luke 22:70
    76%

    70 And they all said, Are you then the Son of God? and he said, You say that I am.

  • John 19:14-15
    2 verses
    76%

    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.

  • John 19:9-12
    4 verses
    76%

    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.

  • Luke 23:6
    74%

    6 But at these words Pilate said, Is the man a Galilaean?

  • Luke 23:13-14
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    74%

    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:

  • John 18:29-31
    3 verses
    74%

    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 19:6-7
    2 verses
    74%

    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.

    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.

  • Matt 27:37
    74%

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

  • Mark 15:26
    73%

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

  • John 19:19
    73%

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

  • Luke 23:21
    73%

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

  • John 19:3
    73%

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

  • Mark 8:29
    73%

    29 And he said to them, But who do you say I am? Peter said in answer, You are the Christ.

  • Matt 27:17
    72%

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

  • Matt 26:62-63
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    72%

    62 And the high priest got up and said to him, Have you no answer? what is it which these say against you?

    63 But Jesus said not a word. And the high priest said to him, I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will say to us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.

  • Luke 23:24
    72%

    24 And Pilate gave his decision for their desire to be put into effect.

  • Luke 22:67
    72%

    67 If you are the Christ, say so. But he said, If I say so you will not have belief;

  • John 18:21
    72%

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

  • Matt 16:15
    72%

    15 He says to them, But who do you say that I am?