John 19:22
Pilate answered,“What I have written, I have written.”
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- Gen 43:14 : 14 May the Sovereign God grant you mercy before the man so that he may release your other brother and Benjamin! As for me, if I lose my children I lose them.”
- Esth 4:16 : 16 “Go, assemble all the Jews who are found in Susa and fast in my behalf. Don’t eat and don’t drink for three days, night or day. My female attendants and I will also fast in the same way. Afterward I will go to the king, even though it violates the law. If I perish, I perish!”
- Ps 65:7 : 7 You calm the raging seas and their roaring waves, as well as the commotion made by the nations.
- Ps 76:10 : 10 Certainly your angry judgment upon men will bring you praise; you reveal your anger in full measure.
- Prov 8:29 : 29 when he gave the sea his decree that the waters should not pass over his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
- John 19:12 : 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!”
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- John 19:19-213 verses83%
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.
21Then 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.’”
- Mark 15:12-143 verses79%
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!”
14Pilate asked them,“Why? What has he done wrong?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”
- John 18:31-355 verses79%
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?”
- Matt 27:22-243 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!”
24Jesus is Condemned and Mocked When Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but that instead a riot was starting, he took some water, washed his hands before the crowd and said,“I am innocent of this man’s blood. You take care of it yourselves!”
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9So Pilate asked them,“Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?”
- John 18:37-393 verses74%
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?”
- Mark 15:2-54 verses74%
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.
4So Pilate asked him again,“Have you nothing to say? See how many charges they are bringing against you!”
5But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.
- John 19:4-118 verses74%
4Again Pilate went out and said to the Jewish leaders,“Look, I am bringing him out to you, so that you may know that I find no reason for an accusation against him.”
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?”
11Jesus 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.”
- Luke 23:3-42 verses73%
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 19:13-153 verses73%
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!”
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24So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted.
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29So Pilate came outside to them and said,“What accusation do you bring against this man?”
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26The inscription of the charge against him read,“The king of the Jews.”
- John 19:1-22 verses70%
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.
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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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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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23Now when the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and made four shares, one for each soldier, and the tunic remained.(Now the tunic was seamless, woven from top to bottom as a single piece.)
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38There was also an inscription over him,“This is 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.”
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13Then Pilate said to him,“Don’t you hear how many charges they are bringing against you?”
- Luke 23:20-212 verses69%
20Pilate addressed them once again because he wanted to release Jesus.
21But they kept on shouting,“Crucify, crucify him!”
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4saying,“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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30When he had received the sour wine, Jesus said,“It is completed!” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.