John 19:11-21

11 Jesus answered, "1You would have no * authority over Me, unless * it had been given you from above; for this reason 2he who delivered Me to you has the greater sin."
12 As a result of this Pilate made efforts to release Him, but the Jews cried out saying, "3If you release this Man, you are no friend of Caesar; everyone who makes himself out to be a king opposes Caesar."
13 Therefore when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and 4sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Pavement, but 5in Hebrew, Gabbatha.
14 Now it was 6the day of preparation for the Passover; it was about the 7sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, "Behold, 8your King!"
15 So they cried out, "9Away 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."

The Crucifixion

16 So he then 10handed Him over to them to be crucified.
17 11They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, 12bearing His own cross, to the place called 13the Place of a Skull, which is called 14in Hebrew, Golgotha.
18 There they crucified Him, and with Him 15two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between.
19 Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It was written, "16JESUS THE NAZARENE, 17THE KING OF THE JEWS."
20 Therefore many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written 18in Hebrew, Latin and in Greek.
21 So the chief priests of the Jews were saying to Pilate, "Do not write, '19The King of the Jews '; but that He said, 'I am 20King of the Jews.' "

Cross References 20

  • 1. Romans 13:1
  • 2. John 18:13f, 28f; Acts 3:13
  • 3. Luke 23:2; John 18:33f
  • 4. Matthew 27:19
  • 5. John 5:2; John 19:17, 20
  • 6. Matthew 27:62; John 19:31, 42
  • 7. Matthew 27:45; Mark 15:25
  • 8. John 19:19, 21
  • 9. Luke 23:18
  • 10. Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15; Luke 23:25
  • 11. John 19:17-24: {Matthew 27:33-44; Mark 15:22-32; Luke 23:33-43}
  • 12. Matthew 27:32; Mark 15:21; Luke 14:27; Luke 23:26
  • 13. Luke 23:33
  • 14. John 19:13
  • 15. Luke 23:32
  • 16. Matthew 27:37; Mark 15:26; Luke 23:38
  • 17. John 19:14, 21
  • 18. John 19:13
  • 19. John 19:14, 19
  • 20. John 19:14, 19

Footnotes 9

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