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John 18:29-40 CEV Pilate came out and asked, "What charges are you bringing against this man?" (30) They answered, "He is a criminal! That's why we brought him to you." (31) Pilate told them, "Take him and judge him by your own laws." The crowd replied, "We are not allowed to put anyone to death." (32) And so what Jesus said about his death would soon come true. (33) Pilate then went back inside. He called Jesus over and asked, "Are you the king of the Jews?" (34) Jesus answered, "Are you asking this on your own or did someone tell you about me?" (35) "You know I'm not a Jew!" Pilate said. "Your own people and the chief priests brought you to me. What have you done?" (36) Jesus answered, "My kingdom doesn't belong to this world. If it did, my followers would have fought to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. No, my kingdom doesn't belong to this world." (37) "So you are a king," Pilate replied. "You are saying that I am a king," Jesus told him. "I was born into this world to tell about the truth. And everyone who belongs to the truth knows my voice." (38) Pilate asked Jesus, "What is truth?" Pilate went back out and said, "I don't find this man guilty of anything! (39) And since I usually set a prisoner free for you at Passover, would you like for me to set free the king of the Jews?" (40) They shouted, "No, not him! We want Barabbas." Now Barabbas was a terrorist.
John 19:1-16 CEV Pilate gave orders for Jesus to be beaten with a whip. (2) The soldiers made a crown out of thorn branches and put it on Jesus. Then they put a purple robe on him. (3) They came up to him and said, "Hey, you king of the Jews!" They also hit him with their fists. (4) Once again Pilate went out. This time he said, "I will have Jesus brought out to you again. Then you can see for yourselves that I have not found him guilty." (5) Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said, "Here is the man!" (6) When the chief priests and the temple police saw him, they yelled, "Nail him to a cross! Nail him to a cross!" Pilate told them, "You take him and nail him to a cross! I don't find him guilty of anything." (7) The crowd replied, "He claimed to be the Son of God! Our Jewish Law says that he must be put to death." (8) When Pilate heard this, he was terrified. (9) He went back inside and asked Jesus, "Where are you from?" But Jesus did not answer. (10) "Why won't you answer my question?" Pilate asked. "Don't you know that I have the power to let you go free or to nail you to a cross?" (11) Jesus replied, "If God had not given you the power, you couldn't do anything at all to me. But the one who handed me over to you did something even worse." (12) Then Pilate wanted to set Jesus free. But the crowd again yelled, "If you set this man free, you are no friend of the Emperor! Anyone who claims to be a king is an enemy of the Emperor." (13) When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out. Then he sat down on the judge's bench at the place known as "The Stone Pavement." In Aramaic this pavement is called "Gabbatha." (14) It was about noon on the day before Passover, and Pilate said to the crowd, "Look at your king!" (15) "Kill him! Kill him!" they yelled. "Nail him to a cross!" "So you want me to nail your king to a cross?" Pilate asked. The chief priests replied, "The Emperor is our king!" (16) Then Pilate handed Jesus over to be nailed to a cross. Jesus was taken away,
John 18:29-40 GW So Pilate came out to them and asked, "What accusation are you making against this man?" (30) The Jews answered Pilate, "If he weren't a criminal, we wouldn't have handed him over to you." (31) Pilate told the Jews, "Take him, and try him by your law." The Jews answered him, "We're not allowed to execute anyone." (32) In this way what Jesus had predicted about how he would die came true. (33) Pilate went back into the palace, called for Jesus, and asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" (34) Jesus replied, "Did you think of that yourself, or did others tell you about me?" (35) Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own people and the chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?" (36) Jesus answered, "My kingdom doesn't belong to this world. If my kingdom belonged to this world, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. My kingdom doesn't have its origin on earth." (37) Pilate asked him, "So you are a king?" Jesus replied, "You're correct in saying that I'm a king. I have been born and have come into the world for this reason: to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to me." (38) Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" After Pilate said this, he went out to the Jews again and told them, "I don't find this man guilty of anything. (39) You have a custom that I should free one person for you at Passover. Would you like me to free the king of the Jews for you?" (40) The Jews shouted again, "Don't free this man! Free Barabbas!" (Barabbas was a political revolutionary.)
John 19:1-16 GW Then Pilate had Jesus taken away and whipped. (2) The soldiers twisted some thorny branches into a crown, placed it on his head, and put a purple cape on him. (3) They went up to him, said, "Long live the king of the Jews!" and slapped his face. (4) Pilate went outside again and told the Jews, "I'm bringing him out to you to let you know that I don't find this man guilty of anything." (5) Jesus went outside. He was wearing the crown of thorns and the purple cape. Pilate said to the Jews, "Look, here's the man!" (6) When the chief priests and the guards saw Jesus, they shouted, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" Pilate told them, "You take him and crucify him. I don't find this man guilty of anything." (7) The Jews answered Pilate, "We have a law, and by that law he must die because he claimed to be the Son of God." (8) When Pilate heard them say that, he became more afraid than ever. (9) He went into the palace again and asked Jesus, "Where are you from?" But Jesus didn't answer him. (10) So Pilate said to Jesus, "Aren't you going to answer me? Don't you know that I have the authority to free you or to crucify you?" (11) Jesus answered Pilate, "You wouldn't have any authority over me if it hadn't been given to you from above. That's why the man who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin." (12) When Pilate heard what Jesus said, he wanted to free him. But the Jews shouted, "If you free this man, you're not a friend of the emperor. Anyone who claims to be a king is defying the emperor." (13) When Pilate heard what they said, he took Jesus outside and sat on the judge's seat in a place called Stone Pavement. (In Hebrew it is called Gabbatha.) (14) The time was about six o'clock in the morning on the Friday of the Passover festival. Pilate said to the Jews, "Look, here's your king!" (15) Then the Jews shouted, "Kill him! Kill him! Crucify him!" Pilate asked them, "Should I crucify your king?" The chief priests responded, "The emperor is the only king we have!" (16) Then Pilate handed Jesus over to them to be crucified. So the soldiers took Jesus.
John 18:29-40 GNB So Pilate went outside to them and asked, "What do you accuse this man of ?" (30) Their answer was, "We would not have brought him to you if he had not committed a crime." (31) Pilate said to them, "Then you yourselves take him and try him according to your own law." They replied, "We are not allowed to put anyone to death." (32) (This happened in order to make come true what Jesus had said when he indicated the kind of death he would die.) (33) Pilate went back into the palace and called Jesus. "Are you the king of the Jews?" he asked him. (34) Jesus answered, "Does this question come from you or have others told you about me?" (35) Pilate replied, "Do you think I am a Jew? It was your own people and the chief priests who handed you over to me. What have you done?" (36) Jesus said, "My kingdom does not belong to this world; if my kingdom belonged to this world, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish authorities. No, my kingdom does not belong here!" (37) So Pilate asked him, "Are you a king, then?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. I was born and came into the world for this one purpose, to speak about the truth. Whoever belongs to the truth listens to me." (38) "And what is truth?" Pilate asked. Then Pilate went back outside to the people and said to them, "I cannot find any reason to condemn him. (39) But according to the custom you have, I always set free a prisoner for you during the Passover. Do you want me to set free for you the king of the Jews?" (40) They answered him with a shout, "No, not him! We want Barabbas!" (Barabbas was a bandit.)
John 19:1-16 GNB Then Pilate took Jesus and had him whipped. (2) The soldiers made a crown out of thorny branches and put it on his head; then they put a purple robe on him (3) and came to him and said, "Long live the King of the Jews!" And they went up and slapped him. (4) Pilate went back out once more and said to the crowd, "Look, I will bring him out here to you to let you see that I cannot find any reason to condemn him." (5) So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, "Look! Here is the man!" (6) When the chief priests and the Temple guards saw him, they shouted, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "You take him, then, and crucify him. I find no reason to condemn him." (7) The crowd answered back, "We have a law that says he ought to die, because he claimed to be the Son of God." (8) When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid. (9) He went back into the palace and asked Jesus, "Where do you come from?" But Jesus did not answer. (10) Pilate said to him, "You will not speak to me? Remember, I have the authority to set you free and also to have you crucified." (11) Jesus answered, "You have authority over me only because it was given to you by God. So the man who handed me over to you is guilty of a worse sin." (12) When Pilate heard this, he tried to find a way to set Jesus free. But the crowd shouted back, "If you set him free, that means that you are not the Emperor's friend! Anyone who claims to be a king is a rebel against the Emperor!" (13) When Pilate heard these words, he took Jesus outside and sat down on the judge's seat in the place called "The Stone Pavement." (In Hebrew the name is "Gabbatha.") (14) It was then almost noon of the day before the Passover. Pilate said to the people, "Here is your king!" (15) They shouted back, "Kill him! Kill him! Crucify him!" Pilate asked them, "Do you want me to crucify your king?" The chief priests answered, "The only king we have is the Emperor!" (16) Then Pilate handed Jesus over to them to be crucified. So they took charge of Jesus.
John 18:29-40 Coverdale (1535) (29) Then wente Pilate out vnto the, and sayde: What accusacion brynge ye agaynst this man? (30) They answered, and sayde vnto him: Yf he were not an euell doer, we had not delyuered him vnto the. (31) Then sayde Pilate vnto the: Take ye him, and iudge him after yor lawe. Then sayde ye Iewes vnto him: It is not laufull for vs to put eny ma to death. (32) That ye worde of Iesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, whan he signified, what death he shulde dye. (33) Then entred Pilate in to the comon hall agayne, and called Iesus, & sayde vnto him: Art thou the kynge of the Iewes? (34) Iesus answered: Sayest thou that of thy self, or haue other tolde it the of me? (35) Pilate answered: Am I a Iewe? Thy people and the hye prestes haue delyuered the vnto me. What hast thou done? (36) Iesus answered: My kyugdome is not of this worlde. Yf my kyngdome were of this worlde, my mynisters wolde fight therfore, yt I shulde not be delyuered vnto the Iewes. But now is my kyngdome not from hence. (37) The sayde Pilate vnto hi: Art thou a kynge the? Iesus answered: Thou sayest it, for I am a kynge. For this cause was I borne, and came in to the worlde, that I shulde testifye the trueth. Who so euer is of the trueth, heareth my voyce. (38) Pilate sayde vnto hi: What is the trueth? And whan he had sayde that he wete out agayne to the Iewes, and sayde vnto them: I fynde no gyltinesse in him: (39) But ye haue a custome, that I shulde geue one vnto you lowse at Easter. Wyl ye now yt I lowse vnto you the kynge of ye Iewes? (40) The cryed they agayne alltogether, and sayde: Not him, but Barrabas. Yet was Barrabas a murthurer.
John 19:1-16 Coverdale Then Pilate toke Iesus, and scourged him. (2) And the soudyers platted a crowne of thornes, and set it vpon his heade, and put a purple garment vpon him, (3) and sayde: Hayle kynge of the Iewes. And they smote him on the face. (4) Then wente Pilate forth agayne, and sayde vnto the: Beholde, I brynge him forth vnto you, yt ye maye knowe, yt I fynde no faute in hi. (5) So Iesus wente out, & ware a crowne of thorne and a purple robe. And he sayde vnto them: Beholde, the man. (6) Whan the hye prestes & the mynisters sawe him, they cryed, & sayde: Crucifye, crucifye. Pilate saide vnto the: Take ye him, and crucifye him, for I fynde no giltynesse in him. (7) The Iewes answered him: We haue a lawe, & after oure lawe he ought to dye, because he made him self the sonne of God. (8) Whan Pilate herde that worde, he was the more afrayed, (9) and wente agayne in to the comon hall, and sayde vnto Iesus: Whence art thou? But Iesus gaue him no answere. (10) The sayde Pilate vnto him: Speakest thou not vnto me? Knowest thou not, yt I haue power to crucifye ye, & haue power to lowse ye? (11) Iesus answered: Thou shuldest haue no power vpo me, yf it were not geue the from aboue. Therfore he that delyuered me vnto ye, hath the more synne. (12) From that tyme forth Pilate sought meanes to lowse him. But the Iewes cryed, & sayde: Yf thou let him go, thou art not the Emperours frede. For whosoeuer maketh himself kynge, is agaynst the Emperoure. (13) 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. (14) It was the daye of preparinge of the Easter aboute the sixte houre. And he sayde vnto the Iewes: Beholde yor kynge. (15) But they cryed: Awaye wt him, awaye wt him, crucifie him. Pilate saide vnto the: Shal I crucifye yor kynge? The hye prestes answered: We haue no kynge but ye Emperor. (16) The delyuered he him vnto them, to be crucifyed.They toke Iesus, and led him awaye.
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