John 19:4

John 19:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.
• New International Version (NIV)Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews gathered there, “Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Pilate went out again and said to them, "See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I find no guilt in him."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Pilate then went out again, and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you, that you may know that I find no fault in Him.”

Context of John 19:4

2The soldiers also twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on his head, and clothed him in a purple robe. 3And they kept coming up to him and saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” and were slapping his face. Pilate went outside again and said to them, “Look, I’m bringing him out to you to let you know I find no grounds for charging him.” 5Then Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!” 6When the chief priests and the temple servants saw him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!” Pilate responded, “Take him and crucify him yourselves, since I find no grounds for charging him.”

John 19:4 word by word

Καὶ ἐξῆλθεν πάλιν ἔξω ὁ Πιλᾶτος καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· ἴδε ἄγω ὑμῖν αὐτὸν ἔξω, ἵνα γνῶτε ὅτι οὐδεμίαν αἰτίαν εὑρίσκω ἐν αὐτῷ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Pilateὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos · PilateG4091
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• wentἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• forthἔξωexō · out/outside(r)G1854
• againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• I bringἄγωagō · to bringG71
• to youσύsu · youG4771
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• ye may knowγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• I findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• noοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• faultαἰτίαaitia · cause/chargeG156
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722

Cross-references for John 19:4

• John 19:6When the chief priests and the temple servants saw him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!” Pilate responded, “Take him and crucify him yourselves, since I find no grounds for charging him.”
• John 18:38“What is truth?” said Pilate. After he had said this, he went out to the Jews again and told them, “I find no grounds for charging him.
• Matthew 27:4“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What’s that to us?” they said. “See to it yourself!”
• Luke 23:41We are punished justly, because we’re getting back what we deserve for the things we did, but this man has done nothing wrong.”
• 2 Corinthians 5:21He made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
• Hebrews 7:26For this is the kind of high priest we need: holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
• 1 Peter 1:19but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb.
• 1 Peter 2:22He did not commit sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth;
• 1 Peter 3:18For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,
• 1 John 3:5You know that he was revealed so that he might take away sins, and there is no sin in him.

Commentaries on John 19:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Behold, I bring him forth … - Pilate, after examining Jesus, had gone forth and declared to the Jews that he found no fault in him, John 18:38. At that time Jesus remained in the judgment hall. The Jews were not satisfied with that, but demanded still that he should be put to death, John 19:39-40. Pilate, disposed to gratify the Jews, returned to Jesus and ordered him to be scourged, as if preparatory to death, John 19:1. The patience and meekness with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6Pilate wanted to show Jesus to the crowd, hoping they would see his injuries and agree to release him. After being beaten with a whip with lead tips, Jesus was bleeding heavily. Pilate again declared that Jesus was not guilty, but the crowd loudly demanded his death (19:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. Pilate ... went forth again, and saith ... Behold, I bring him forth to you--am bringing, that is, going to bring him forth to you. that ye may know I find no fault in him--and, by scourging Him and allowing the soldiers to make sport of Him, have gone as far to meet your exasperation as can be expected from a judge.Read the comment

Topics related to John 19:4

• Jesus, the Christ
• Opinion, Public
• Politics
• Slander

In the dictionaries

• Pilate; Pontius
• Pilate
• Crucifixion
• Humiliation of Christ
• Thenceforth
• Writing
• Crime; Crimes
• Fault
• Jesus Christ
• Jesus Christ, the Arrest and Trial of

Commentaries on John 19

• 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