John 18:35
Pilate answered,“I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and your chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?”
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- Ezra 4:12 : 12 Now let the king be aware that the Jews who came up to us from you have gone to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and odious city. They are completing its walls and repairing its foundations.
- Neh 4:2 : 2 and in the presence of his colleagues and the army of Samaria he said,“What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they be left to themselves? Will they again offer sacrifice? Will they finish this in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones to life again from piles of dust?”
- John 18:28 : 28 Jesus Brought Before Pilate Then they brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the Roman governor’s residence.(Now it was very early morning.) They did not go into the governor’s residence so they would not be ceremonially defiled, but could eat the Passover meal.
- John 19:6 : 6 When the chief priests and their officers saw him, they shouted out,“Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate said,“You take him and crucify him! Certainly I find no reason for an accusation against him!”
- John 19:11 : 11 Jesus replied,“You would have no authority over me at all, unless it was given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
- Acts 3:13 : 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our forefathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected in the presence of Pilate after he had decided to release him.
- Acts 18:14-16 : 14 But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews,“If it were a matter of some crime or serious piece of villainy, I would have been justified in accepting the complaint of you Jews, 15 but since it concerns points of disagreement about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I will not be a judge of these things!” 16 Then he had them forced away from the judgment seat.
- Acts 21:38 : 38 Then you’re not that Egyptian who started a rebellion and led the four thousand men of the‘Assassins’ into the wilderness some time ago?”
- Acts 22:22-24 : 22 The Roman Commander Questions Paul The crowd was listening to him until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted,“Away with this man from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live!” 23 While they were screaming and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust in the air, 24 the commanding officer ordered Paul to be brought back into the barracks. He told them to interrogate Paul by beating him with a lash so that he could find out the reason the crowd was shouting at Paul in this way.
- Acts 23:29 : 29 I found he was accused with reference to controversial questions about their law, but no charge against him deserved death or imprisonment.
- Acts 25:19-20 : 19 Rather they had several points of disagreement with him about their own religion and about a man named Jesus who was dead, whom Paul claimed to be alive. 20 Because I was at a loss how I could investigate these matters, I asked if he were willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.
- Rom 3:1-2 : 1 Therefore what advantage does the Jew have, or what is the value of circumcision? 2 Actually, there are many advantages. First of all, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God.
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- John 18:33-342 verses85%
33 Pilate Questions Jesus So Pilate went back into the governor’s residence, summoned Jesus, and asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?”
34 Jesus replied,“Are you saying this on your own initiative, or have others told you about me?”
- Mark 15:11-122 verses84%
11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas instead.
12 So Pilate spoke to them again,“Then what do you want me to do with the one you call king of the Jews?”
- Mark 15:1-55 verses83%
1 Jesus Brought Before Pilate Early in the morning, after forming a plan, the chief priests with the elders and the experts in the law and the whole Sanhedrin tied Jesus up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.
2 So Pilate asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”
3 Then the chief priests began to accuse him repeatedly.
4 So Pilate asked him again,“Have you nothing to say? See how many charges they are bringing against you!”
5 But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.
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9 So Pilate asked them,“Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?”
- John 18:36-394 verses81%
36 Jesus replied,“My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my servants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish authorities. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.”
37 Then Pilate said,“So you are a king!” Jesus replied,“You say that I am a king. For this reason 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 Pilate asked,“What is truth?” When he had said this he went back outside to the Jewish leaders and announced,“I find no basis for an accusation against him.
39 But it is your custom that I release one prisoner for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?”
- John 18:29-313 verses81%
29 So Pilate came outside to them and said,“What accusation do you bring against this man?”
30 They replied,“If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.”
31 Pilate told them,“Take him yourselves and pass judgment on him according to your own law!” The Jewish leaders replied,“We cannot legally put anyone to death.”
- Luke 23:3-42 verses80%
3 So Pilate asked Jesus,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”
4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds,“I find no basis for an accusation against this man.”
- John 19:9-168 verses80%
9 and he went back into the governor’s residence and said to Jesus,“Where do you come from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.
10 So Pilate said,“Do you refuse to speak to me? Don’t you know I have the authority to release you, and to crucify you?”
11 Jesus replied,“You would have no authority over me at all, unless it was given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
12 From this point on, Pilate tried to release him. But the Jewish leaders shouted out,“If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar! Everyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar!”
13 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).
14 (Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders,“Look, here is your king!”
15 Then they shouted out,“Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” Pilate asked,“Shall I crucify your king?” The high priests replied,“We have no king except Caesar!”
16 Then Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.The CrucifixionSo they took Jesus,
- Matt 27:11-133 verses79%
11 Jesus and Pilate Then Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus said,“You say so.”
12 But when he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not respond.
13 Then Pilate said to him,“Don’t you hear how many charges they are bringing against you?”
- John 19:21-222 verses79%
21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate,“Do not write,‘The king of the Jews,’ but rather,‘This man said, I am king of the Jews.’”
22 Pilate answered,“What I have written, I have written.”
- Matt 27:20-234 verses78%
20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.
21 The governor asked them,“Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said,“Barabbas!”
22 Pilate said to them,“Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?” They all said,“Crucify him!”
23 He asked,“Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”
- John 19:5-73 verses77%
5 So Jesus came outside, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them,“Look, here is the man!”
6 When the chief priests and their officers saw him, they shouted out,“Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate said,“You take him and crucify him! Certainly I find no reason for an accusation against him!”
7 The Jewish leaders replied,“We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he claimed to be the Son of God!”
- Luke 23:13-142 verses76%
13 Jesus Brought Before the Crowd Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people,
14 and said to them,“You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. When I examined him before you, I did not find this man guilty of anything you accused him of doing.
- John 18:21-233 verses76%
21 Why do you ask me? Ask those who heard what I said. They know what I said.”
22 When Jesus had said this, one of the high priest’s officers who stood nearby struck him on the face and said,“Is that the way you answer the high priest?”
23 Jesus replied,“If I have said something wrong, confirm what is wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why strike me?”
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14 Pilate asked them,“Why? What has he done wrong?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”
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17 So after they had assembled, Pilate said to them,“Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Christ?”
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2 They tied him up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate the governor.
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4 saying,“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!” But they said,“What is that to us? You take care of it yourself!”
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5 They replied,“Jesus the Nazarene.” He told them,“I am he.”(Now Judas, the one who betrayed him, was standing there with them.)
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62 So the high priest stood up and said to him,“Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?”