John 19:12

John 19:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Cesar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Cesar.
• New International Version (NIV)From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, “If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)From then on Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, "If you release this man, you are not Caesar's friend. Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar."
• New King James Version (NKJV)From then on Pilate sought to release Him, but the Jews cried out, saying, “If you let this Man go, you are not Caesar’s friend. Whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.”

Context of John 19:12

10Pilate said to him, ‘Are you refusing to speak to me? Remember that I have authority. I can let you go free, or I can let them kill you on a cross.’ 11Jesus answered, ‘You could have no power against me unless God had given it to you. So the man who sold me to you has done a worse thing than you have done.’ From that moment, Pilate tried to let Jesus go free. But the Jewish leaders shouted back, ‘If you let him go, you are not Caesar's friend. Nobody should say that he himself is a king. That shows that he is against Caesar!’ 13When Pilate heard those words, he brought Jesus outside. Pilate sat down on a special seat for the judge. The seat was in a place called ‘Gabbatha’ in the Jewish language. There were large flat stones there, which covered the ground. 14It was about noon on the day when they prepared the Passover meal. Pilate said to the Jews, ‘Here is your king!’

John 19:12 word by word

ἐκ τούτου ὁ Πιλᾶτος ἐζήτει ἀπολῦσαι αὐτόν.¶ Οἱ δὲ Ἰουδαῖοι ἐκραύγασαν λέγοντες· ἐὰν τοῦτον ἀπολύσῃς, οὐκ εἶ φίλος τοῦ Καίσαρος. πᾶς ὁ βασιλέα ἑαυτὸν ποιῶν ἀντιλέγει τῷ Καίσαρι.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• And fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• thenceforthοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos · PilateG4091
• sought toζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• releaseἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• butδέde · thenG1161
• the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• cried outκράζωkrazō · to cryG2896
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• thou artεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• notοὐou · noG3756
• Cesar’sΚαῖσαρKaisar · CaesarG2541
• friendφίλοςphilos · friendly/friendG5384
• whosoeverπᾶςpas · allG3956
• makethποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• a kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• speaketh againstἀντιλέγωantilegō · to disputeG483

Cross-references for John 19:12

• Mark 6:16But when someone told Herod, he said, ‘This man is surely John. I sent a soldier to cut off his head. But he has become alive again!’
• Acts 24:24After some days, Felix came with Drusilla, his Jewish wife. He told his soldiers to bring Paul to them. Paul talked to them, and they listened to everything that he said. Paul spoke about how people believed in Jesus, the Messiah.
• John 18:33Pilate went back inside his palace. He told Jesus to come and stand in front of him. He asked Jesus, ‘Are you the king of the Jews?’
• Luke 23:2Then they all started to tell Pilate that Jesus had done bad things. They said, ‘We found this man when he was telling our people wrong things. He said that we must not pay taxes to the Roman government. He also said that he himself is the Messiah, that is, a king.’
• Acts 17:6But they did not find Paul and Silas there. So they took hold of Jason and some other believers. They pulled them out of the house. They made them go and stand in front of the important officers of the city. They shouted, ‘These men have caused much trouble everywhere. Now they have come to our city.

Commentaries on John 19:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Pilate sought to release him - Pilate made five several attempts to release our Lord; as we may learn from Luke 23:4, Luke 23:15, Luke 23:20, Luke 23:22; John 19:4, John 19:12, John 19:13. Thou art not Caesar's friend - Thou dost not act like a person who has the interest of the emperor at heart. Ambassadors, prefects, counsellors, etc., were generally termed the friends of the emperor. This insinuation determined Pilate to make no longer resistance: he…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Sought to release him - He was more and more convinced of his innocence, and more unwilling to yield him to mere malice and envy in the face of justice. But the Jews cried out … - This moved Pilate to deliver Jesus into their hands. He feared that he would be accused of unfaithfulness to the interests of the Roman emperor if he did not condemn a man whom his own nation had accused of sedition. The Roman emperor then on the throne was exceedingly jealous…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Pilate tried to release Jesus each time they talked. Despite his efforts, he failed. friend of Caesar: This was an official title for those, like senators, who showed great loyalty to the Roman emperor. The Jewish religious leaders implied they would damage Pilate's career by claiming he did not support Rome's interests. They probably knew that Pilate was also having a personal crisis. Pilate’s patron in Rome, Sejanus, was the chief administrator of the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1612-16. And from thenceforth--particularly this speech, which seems to have filled him with awe, and redoubled his anxiety. Pilate sought to release him--that is, to gain their consent to it, for he could have done it at once on his authority. but the Jews cried--seeing their advantage, and not slow to profit by it. If thou let this man go, thou art not Cæsar's friend, &c.--"This was equivalent to a threat of impeachment, which we know was much dreaded by…Read the comment

Topics related to John 19:12

• Cowardice
• Demagogism
• Government
• Indictments
• Jesus, the Christ
• King
• Opinion, Public
• Politics

In the dictionaries

• Pilate; Pontius
• Pilate
• Humiliation of Christ
• Thenceforth
• Tiberius Caesar
• Writing
• Jesus Christ
• Jesus Christ, the Arrest and Trial of
• John, Gospel of
• Lord's Supper; (eucharist)

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