American Standard Version
John 19:9
9and he entered into the Prætorium again, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
John 19:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
- New International Version (NIV)and he went back inside the palace. “Where do you come from?” he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.
- New King James Version (NKJV)and went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.
Context of John 19:9
7The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. 8When Pilate therefore heard this saying, he was the more afraid; and he entered into the Prætorium again, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer. 10Pilate therefore saith unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to release thee, and have power to crucify thee? 11Jesus answered him, Thou wouldest have no power against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath greater sin.
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καὶ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸ πραιτώριον πάλιν καὶ λέγει τῷ Ἰησοῦ· πόθεν εἶ σύ; ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἀπόκρισιν οὐκ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for John 19:9
- John 8:14Jesus answered and said unto them, Even if I bear witness of myself, my witness is true; for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye know not whence I come, or whither I go.
- John 9:29We know that God hath spoken unto Moses: but as for this man, we know not whence he is.
- Judges 13:6Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of the angel of God, very terrible; and I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:
- Psalms 38:13But I, as a deaf man, hear not; And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
- Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he opened not his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.
- Matthew 27:12And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
- Mark 15:3And the chief priests accused him of many things.
- Acts 8:32Now the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, So he openeth not his mouth:
- Philippians 1:28and in nothing affrighted by the adversaries: which is for them an evident token of perdition, but of your salvation, and that from God;
Commentaries on John 19:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Whence art thou? - This certainly does not mean, From what country art thou? for Pilate knew this well enough; but it appears he made this inquiry to know who were the parents of Christ; what were his pretensions, and whether he really were a demigod, such as the heathens believed in. To this question we find our Lord gave no answer. He had already told him that his kingdom was not of this world; and that he came to erect a spiritual kingdom, not a…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Whence art thou? - See the notes at John 7:27. Pilate knew that he was a Galilean, but this question was asked to ascertain whether he claimed to be the Son of God - whether a mere man, or whether divine. Jesus gave him no answer - Probably for the following reasons: 1.Jesus had already told Pilate Jesus‘ design, and the nature of his kingdom, John 18:36-37. 2.Jesus had said enough to satisfy Pilate of Jesus‘ innocence. Of that Pilate was convinced…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9Pilate … was even more afraid: Pilate was superstitious, and stories of gods appearing in the world were not uncommon (Acts 14:11). He sensed more than a political fight was happening, so he asked Jesus, "Where are you from?" Pilate was not asking where Jesus was born. He was asking if Jesus was a divine man who came down from heaven. Why Jesus did not answer is uncertain. Perhaps Pilate would not have understood that true power comes only from God, who…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-118-11. When Pilate ... heard this saying, he was the more afraid--the name "Son of God," the lofty sense evidently attached to it by His Jewish accusers, the dialogue he had already held with Him, and the dream of his wife (Mt 27:19), all working together in the breast of the wretched man.Read the comment
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- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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