John 18:39

39 "1But you have a custom that I release someone for you at the Passover; do you wish then that I release for you the King of the Jews?"

John 18:39 In-Context

37 Therefore Pilate said to Him, "So You are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice."
38 Pilate said to Him, "What is truth?" And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, " I find no guilt in Him.
39 "But you have a custom that I release someone for you at the Passover; do you wish then that I release for you the King of the Jews?"
40 So they cried out again, saying, "Not this Man, but Barabbas." Now Barabbas was a robber.

Cross References 1

  • 1. John 18:39-19:16: {Matthew 27:15-26; Mark 15:6-15; Luke 23:18-25}

Footnotes 2

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