John 19:21
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.’”
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- John 19:14 : 14 (Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders,“Look, here is your king!”
- John 19:19 : 19 Pilate also had a notice written and fastened to the cross, which read:“Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews.”
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- John 19:19-202 verses86%
19Pilate also had a notice written and fastened to the cross, which read:“Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews.”
20Thus many of the Jewish residents of Jerusalem read this notice, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the notice was written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek.
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22Pilate answered,“What I have written, I have written.”
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26The inscription of the charge against him read,“The king of the Jews.”
- Mark 15:2-32 verses81%
2So Pilate asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”
3Then the chief priests began to accuse him repeatedly.
- Luke 23:37-382 verses81%
37and saying,“If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!”
38There was also an inscription over him,“This is the king of the Jews.”
- Luke 23:2-43 verses81%
2They began to accuse him, saying,“We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar and claiming that he himself is Christ, a king.”
3So Pilate asked Jesus,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”
4Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds,“I find no basis for an accusation against this man.”
- John 18:31-399 verses80%
31Pilate 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.”
32(This happened to fulfill the word Jesus had spoken when he indicated what kind of death he was going to die.)
33Pilate Questions Jesus So Pilate went back into the governor’s residence, summoned Jesus, and asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?”
34Jesus replied,“Are you saying this on your own initiative, or have others told you about me?”
35Pilate answered,“I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and your chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?”
36Jesus 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.”
37Then 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.”
38Pilate 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.
39But 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?”
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37Above his head they put the charge against him, which read:“This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”
- Mark 15:11-133 verses80%
11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas instead.
12So Pilate spoke to them again,“Then what do you want me to do with the one you call king of the Jews?”
13They shouted back,“Crucify him!”
- John 19:12-154 verses80%
12From 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!”
13When 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!”
15Then 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!”
- John 19:5-106 verses79%
5So Jesus came outside, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them,“Look, here is the man!”
6When 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!”
7The 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!”
8When Pilate heard what they said, he was more afraid than ever,
9and he went back into the governor’s residence and said to Jesus,“Where do you come from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.
10So Pilate said,“Do you refuse to speak to me? Don’t you know I have the authority to release you, and to crucify you?”
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11Jesus 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.”
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9So Pilate asked them,“Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?”
- Matt 27:22-232 verses77%
22Pilate said to them,“Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?” They all said,“Crucify him!”
23He asked,“Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”
- John 19:1-33 verses77%
1Pilate Tries to Release Jesus Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged severely.
2The soldiers braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they clothed him in a purple robe.
3They came up to him again and again and said,“Hail, king of the Jews!” And they struck him repeatedly in the face.
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18They began to salute him:“Hail, king of the Jews!”
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41In the same way even the chief priests– together with the experts in the law and elders– were mocking him:
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20But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.
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21But they kept on shouting,“Crucify, crucify him!”
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29and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand, and kneeling down before him, they mocked him:“Hail, king of the Jews!”
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21Why do you ask me? Ask those who heard what I said. They know what I said.”
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17So 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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20and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and crucified him.
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29So Pilate came outside to them and said,“What accusation do you bring against this man?”