John 19:12

World English Bible (2000)

At this, Pilate was seeking to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, "If you release this man, you aren't Caesar's friend! Everyone who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar!"

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  • John 18:33-36 : 33 Pilate therefore entered again into the Praetorium, called Jesus, and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" 34 Jesus answered him, "Do you say this by yourself, or did others tell you about me?" 35 Pilate answered, "I'm not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests delivered you to me. What have you done?" 36 Jesus answered, "My Kingdom is not of this world. If my Kingdom were of this world, then my servants would fight, that I wouldn't be delivered to the Jews. But now my Kingdom is not from here."
  • Acts 17:6-7 : 6 When they didn't find them, they dragged Jason and certain brothers before the rulers of the city, crying, "These who have turned the world upside down have come here also, 7 whom Jason has received. These all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus!"
  • Acts 24:24-27 : 24 But after some days, Felix came with Drusilla, his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus. 25 As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, "Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you." 26 Meanwhile, he also hoped that money would be given to him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore also he sent for him more often, and talked with him. 27 But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds.
  • Mark 6:16-26 : 16 But Herod, when he heard this, said, "This is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen from the dead." 17 For Herod himself had sent out and arrested John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, for he had married her. 18 For John said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife." 19 Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him, but she couldn't, 20 for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. When he heard him, he did many things, and he heard him gladly. 21 Then a convenient day came, that Herod on his birthday made a supper for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee. 22 When the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those sitting with him. The king said to the young lady, "Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you." 23 He swore to her, "Whatever you shall ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom." 24 She went out, and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" She said, "The head of John the Baptizer." 25 She came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, "I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter." 26 The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths, and of his dinner guests, he didn't wish to refuse her.
  • Luke 23:2-5 : 2 They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king." 3 Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered him, "So you say." 4 Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, "I find no basis for a charge against this man." 5 But they insisted, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place."

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  • Mark 15:8-9
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    8The multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do as he always did for them.

    9Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"

  • John 18:37-40
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    37Pilate therefore said to him, "Are you a king then?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice."

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

    39But you have a custom, that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Therefore do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"

    40Then they all shouted again, saying, "Not this man, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.

  • Mark 15:11-15
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    11But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should release Barabbas to them instead.

    12Pilate again asked them, "What then should I do to him whom you call the King of the Jews?"

    13They cried out again, "Crucify him!"

    14Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they cried out exceedingly, "Crucify him!"

    15Pilate, wishing to please the multitude, released Barabbas to them, and handed over Jesus, when he had flogged him, to be crucified.

  • John 19:13-15
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    13When 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."

    14Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, at about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Behold, your King!"

    15They cried out, "Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar!"

  • Luke 23:17-21
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    17Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast.

    18But they all cried out together, saying, "Away with this man! Release to us Barabbas!"--

    19one who was thrown into prison for a certain revolt in the city, and for murder.

    20Then Pilate spoke to them again, wanting to release Jesus,

    21but they shouted, saying, "Crucify! Crucify him!"

  • John 19:4-11
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    4Then Pilate went out again, and said to them, "Behold, I bring him out to you, that you may know that I find no basis for a charge against him."

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

    6When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they shouted, saying, "Crucify! Crucify!" Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves, and crucify him, for I find no basis for a charge against him."

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

    8When therefore Pilate heard this saying, he was more afraid.

    9He entered into the Praetorium again, and said to Jesus, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.

    10Pilate therefore said to him, "Aren't you speaking to me? Don't you know that I have power to release you, and have power to crucify you?"

    11Jesus answered, "You would have no power at all against me, unless it were given to you from above. Therefore he who delivered me to you has greater sin."

  • John 19:21
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    21The chief priests of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, "Don't write, 'The King of the Jews,' but, 'he said, I am King of the Jews.'"

  • Matt 27:17
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    17When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Christ?"

  • Luke 23:2-4
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    2They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king."

    3Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered him, "So you say."

    4Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, "I find no basis for a charge against this man."

  • John 18:33-35
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    33Pilate therefore entered again into the Praetorium, called Jesus, and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?"

    34Jesus answered him, "Do you say this by yourself, or did others tell you about me?"

    35Pilate answered, "I'm not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests delivered you to me. What have you done?"

  • Mark 15:6
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    6Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.

  • Mark 15:2
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    2Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered, "So you say."

  • John 18:29-31
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    29Pilate therefore went out to them, and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?"

    30They answered him, "If this man weren't an evildoer, we wouldn't have delivered him up to you."

    31Pilate therefore said to them, "Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law." Therefore the Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,"

  • Matt 27:20-23
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    20Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes to ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

    21But the governor answered them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" They said, "Barabbas!"

    22Pilate said to them, "What then shall I do to Jesus, who is called Christ?" They all said to him, "Let him be crucified!"

    23But the governor said, "Why? What evil has he done?" But they cried out exceedingly, saying, "Let him be crucified!"

  • Matt 27:15
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    15Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they desired.

  • Luke 23:25
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    25He released him who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus up to their will.

  • John 19:19
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    19Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. There was written, "JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS."

  • Luke 23:14
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    14and said to them, "You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and see, I have examined him before you, and found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him.

  • Mark 12:16
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    16They brought it. He said to them, "Whose is this image and inscription?" They said to him, "Caesar's."

  • Matt 27:11
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    11Now Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus said to him, "So you say."