John 19:13

KJV1611 – Modern English

When Pilate heard that saying, he brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place called the Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ οὖν Πιλάτος ἀκούσας τοῦτον τὸν λόγον, ἤγαγεν ἔξω τὸν Ἰησοῦν, καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐπὶ τοῦ βήματος εἰς τόπον λεγόμενον Λιθόστρωτον, Ἑβραϊστὶ δὲ, Γαββαθα.

Transliteration

The oun Pilatos akousas touton ton logon, ēgagen exō ton Iēsoun, and ekathisen epi tou bēmatos eis topon legomenon Lithostrōton, Hebraisti de, Gabbatha.

Grammar Details

• *oun*: conjunction, inferential - therefore/then
• *Pilatos*: nominative, masculine, singular - Pilate
• *akousas*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having heard
• *touton ton logon*: accusative, masculine, singular - this word/statement
• *ēgagen*: aorist active, 3rd singular - led/brought
• *exō*: adverb - outside/out
• *ton Iēsoun*: accusative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *ekathisen*: aorist active, 3rd singular - sat down/seated
• *epi*: preposition with genitive - upon/on
• *tou bēmatos*: genitive, neuter, singular - judgment seat/tribunal
• *eis*: preposition with accusative - to/into
• *topon*: accusative, masculine, singular - place
• *legomenon*: present passive participle, accusative, masculine, singular - being called
• *Lithostrōton*: accusative, neuter, singular - Stone Pavement
• *Hebraisti*: adverb - in Hebrew/Aramaic
• *de*: particle, contrastive - but/and
• *Gabbatha*: proper noun - Gabbatha

Word Meanings

• *akousas*: having heard/when he heard
• *ēgagen*: led/brought/took
• *ekathisen*: sat down/seated himself/took his seat/seated Jesus
• *bēmatos*: judgment seat/tribunal/official platform
• *topon*: place/location/spot
• *legomenon*: called/named
• *Lithostrōton*: Stone Pavement/Mosaic Pavement
• *Hebraisti*: in Hebrew/in Aramaic
• *Gabbatha*: elevated place/platform

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  When Pilate therefore heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment-seat at a place called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  When Pylate hearde yt sayinge he brought Iesus forthe and sate doune to geve sentece in a place called the pavement: but in the Hebrue tonge Gabbatha.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Whan Pilate herde yt worde, he brought Iesus forth, & sat hi downe vpo ye iugdmet seate, in the place which is called the Pauement, but in the Hebrue, Gabbatha.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  When Pilate heard this woorde, hee brought Iesus foorth, & sate downe in the iudgement seate in a place called the Pauement, and in Hebrewe, Gabbatha.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  When Pilate hearde that saying, he brought Iesus foorth, & he sate downe in the iudgement seate, in a place that is called the pauement, but in the Hebrue tounge, Gabbatha.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When Pilate therefore heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called "The Pavement," but in Hebrew, "Gabbatha."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Pilate, therefore, having heard this word, brought Jesus without -- and he sat down upon the tribunal -- to a place called, `Pavement,' and in Hebrew, Gabbatha;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  When Pilate therefore heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment-seat at a place called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  When Pilate therefore heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment-seat at a place called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When Pilate therefore heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called "The Pavement," but in Hebrew, "Gabbatha."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When Pilate heard these words he brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat in the place called“The Stone Pavement”(Gabbatha in Aramaic).

Referenced Verses

• Matt 27:19 : 19 When he sat down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have nothing to do with that just man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of him.
• Luke 12:5 : 5 But I will warn you whom you shall fear: Fear him, who after he has killed has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, Fear him.
• John 5:2 : 2 Now there is in Jerusalem, by the Sheep Gate, a pool, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda, having five porches.
• John 19:8 : 8 When Pilate heard that saying, he was even more afraid;
• Acts 4:19 : 19 But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge.
• Ps 58:1-2 : 1 Do you indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? Do you judge uprightly, O you sons of men? 2 Yes, in heart you work wickedness; you weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
• Ps 82:5-7 : 5 They do not know, nor do they understand; they walk in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are shaken. 6 I have said, 'You are gods, and all of you are children of the Most High.' 7 But you shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
• Ps 94:20-21 : 20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with you, which frames mischief by a law? 21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.
• Prov 29:25 : 25 The fear of man brings a snare; but whoever puts his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
• Eccl 5:8 : 8 If you see the oppression of the poor and the violent perversion of judgment and justice in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for He who is higher than the highest regards, and there are higher than they.
• Isa 51:12-13 : 12 I, even I, am he who comforts you: who are you, that you should be afraid of a man who will die, and of the son of man who will be made like grass; 13 And you forget the LORD your Maker, who stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and you fear continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? And where is the fury of the oppressor?
• Isa 57:11 : 11 And of whom have you been afraid or feared, that you have lied, and have not remembered me, nor laid it to your heart? Have I not held my peace even of old, and you do not fear me?
• Amos 4:7 : 7 And also I have withheld the rain from you, when there were still three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece where it did not rain withered.