John 19:8

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When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid.

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  • John 19:13 : 13 So Pilate, when he heard this statement, brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, which in Aramaic is called Gabbatha.
  • Acts 14:11-19 : 11 When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices in the Lycaonian language, saying, 'The gods have come down to us in human form!' 12 They called Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. 13 The priest of Zeus, whose temple was outside the city, brought bulls and garlands to the gates, intending to offer sacrifices with the crowds. 14 But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard about it, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting, 15 They cried out, 'Men, why are you doing these things? We are also humans with the same nature as you, proclaiming the good news to you, that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.' 16 In past generations, he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways. 17 Yet, he did not leave himself without a witness, for he gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling you with food and gladness in your hearts. 18 Even with these words, they barely restrained the crowds from sacrificing to them. 19 But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium arrived, persuaded the crowds, and they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking he was dead.

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  • John 19:9-15
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    9 He went back into the governor's palace and asked Jesus, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.

    10 Pilate said to him, "Are you not speaking to me? Do you not know that I have the authority to crucify you and the authority to release you?"

    11 Jesus answered, "You would have no authority over me unless it had been given to you from above. Therefore, the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.

    12 Because of this, Pilate tried to release him. But the Jews kept shouting, "If you release this man, you are not a friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar."

    13 So Pilate, when he heard this statement, brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, which in Aramaic is called Gabbatha.

    14 It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Here is your king!"

    15 But they shouted, "Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your king?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar."

  • John 19:19-22
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    19 Pilate also had a sign written and put on the cross; it read, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews."

    20 Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek.

    21 The chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but that this man said, 'I am the King of the Jews.'"

    22 Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written."

  • Luke 23:6
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    6 When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.

  • Mark 15:12-14
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    12 Pilate asked them a second time, 'Then what do you want me to do with the one you call the King of the Jews?'

    13 They shouted back, 'Crucify Him!'

    14 Pilate asked them, 'Why? What wrong has He done?' But they shouted all the more, 'Crucify Him!'

  • John 18:29-35
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    29 So Pilate went out to them and asked, 'What charge do you bring against this man?'

    30 They answered him, 'If he weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.'

    31 Pilate told them, 'Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.' 'It’s not lawful for us to put anyone to death,' the Jewish leaders replied.

    32 This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken, indicating the kind of death he was going to die.

    33 Then Pilate went back inside the governor’s headquarters, summoned Jesus, and asked him, 'Are you the King of the Jews?'

    34 Jesus answered, 'Is that your own idea, or did others talk to you about me?'

    35 Pilate replied, 'Am I a Jew? Your own people and the chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?'

  • John 19:4-7
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    4 Pilate went outside again and said to them, "Look, I am bringing him out to you so that you may know that I find no basis for a charge against him."

    5 Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, "Behold the man!"

    6 When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they shouted, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" Pilate responded, "Take him yourselves and crucify him; I find no charge against him."

    7 The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to the law he ought to die because he made himself the Son of God."

  • Mark 15:4-5
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    4 So Pilate questioned Him again, 'Aren’t You going to answer anything? See how many charges they’re bringing against You.'

    5 But Jesus no longer answered anything, and Pilate was amazed.

  • Matt 27:11-13
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    11 Meanwhile, Jesus stood before the governor. The governor questioned Him, saying, 'Are you the King of the Jews?' Jesus replied, 'You have said so.'

    12 While He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.

    13 Then Pilate said to Him, 'Do you not hear how many charges they bring against You?'

  • Mark 15:2
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    2 Pilate questioned Him, 'Are You the King of the Jews?' Jesus replied, 'You say so.'

  • Matt 27:22-24
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    22 Pilate said to them, 'Then what should I do with Jesus, who is called the Christ?' They all said, 'Let Him be crucified!'

    23 But he said, 'Why? What evil has He done?' Yet they kept shouting all the more, 'Let Him be crucified!'

    24 When Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, 'I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves.'

  • Mark 15:9
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    9 Pilate answered them, 'Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?''

  • John 18:37-38
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    37 'So you are a king, then?' said Pilate. Jesus answered, 'You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born, and for this reason I came into the world: to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.'

    38 'What is truth?' Pilate asked. After he said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, 'I find no basis for a charge against him.'

  • John 19:1
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    1 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.

  • Luke 23:3-4
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    3 So Pilate asked Him, 'Are You the King of the Jews?' Jesus answered, 'You say so.'

    4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, 'I find no guilt in this man.'

  • Luke 23:20
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    20 Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again.

  • Mark 15:44
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    44 Pilate was amazed that He was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died.

  • Matt 17:6
    69%

    6 When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified.

  • Matt 27:17
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    17 So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, 'Whom do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Christ?'

  • Mark 11:32
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    32 But if we say, 'From men,' they were afraid of the crowd, for everyone regarded John as truly a prophet.

  • Mark 6:20
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    20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard John speak, he was greatly perplexed, yet he liked to listen to him.

  • Matt 27:54
    68%

    54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, 'Truly this was the Son of God!'

  • Luke 22:2
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    2 The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to kill him because they were afraid of the people.

  • Mark 9:6
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    6 For he did not know what to say, because they were terrified.