American Standard Version
John 18:29
29Pilate therefore went out unto them, and saith, What accusation bring ye against this man?
John 18:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?
- New International Version (NIV)So Pilate came out to them and asked, “What charges are you bringing against this man?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)So Pilate went outside to them and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Pilate then went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this Man?”
Context of John 18:29
27Peter therefore denied again: and straightway the cock crew. 28They lead Jesus therefore from Caiaphas into the Prætorium: and it was early; and they themselves entered not into the Prætorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the passover. Pilate therefore went out unto them, and saith, What accusation bring ye against this man? 30They answered and said unto him, If this man were not an evil-doer, we should not have delivered him up unto thee. 31Pilate therefore said unto them, Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law. The Jews said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:
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ἐξῆλθεν οὖν ὁ Πιλᾶτος ἔξω πρὸς αὐτοὺς καὶ φησίν· τίνα κατηγορίαν φέρετε κατὰ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τούτου;¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for John 18:29
- Matthew 27:23And he said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, saying, Let him be crucified.
- Acts 23:28And desiring to know the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him down unto their council:
- Acts 25:16To whom I answered, that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man, before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and have had opportunity to make his defence concerning the matter laid against him.
Commentaries on John 18:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Pilate then went out - This was an act of condescension; but, as the Romans had confirmed to the Jews the free use of all their rites and ceremonies, the governor could not do less than comply with them in this matter. He went out to them, that they might not be obliged to come into the hall, and thus run the risk of being defiled.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-32Verses 28-32 It was unjust to put one to death who had done so much good, therefore the Jews were willing to save themselves from reproach. Many fear the scandal of an ill thing, more than the sin of it. Christ had said he should be delivered to the Gentiles, and they should put him to death; hereby that saying was fulfilled. He had said that he should be crucified, lifted up. If the Jews had judged him by their law, he had been stoned; crucifying never…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29Pilate, the fifth Roman governor of Judea, ruled the country from AD 26 to 36. He usually lived on the coast in Caesarea, but kept troops stationed in a fortress in Jerusalem where he appeared personally for major festivals. He was a brutal ruler whose atrocities against the Jews were legendary (for example, Luke 13:1; Josephus, War 2.9.2–4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 29-3229-32. Pilate went out to them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?--State your charge.Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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