John 19:14

John 19:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
• New International Version (NIV)It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon. “Here is your king,” Pilate said to the Jews.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Behold your King!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, “Behold your King!”

Context of John 19:14

12From 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. It was about noon on the day when they prepared the Passover meal. Pilate said to the Jews, ‘Here is your king!’ 15But they shouted, ‘Take him away! Take him away! Kill him on a cross!’ Pilate asked them, ‘Do you want me to kill your king on a cross?’ The leaders of the priests answered, ‘Caesar is the only ruler that we call king.’ 16Then Pilate gave Jesus to them, so that they could kill him on a cross. The soldiers took hold of Jesus.

John 19:14 word by word

ἦν δὲ παρασκευὴ τοῦ πάσχα, ὥρα ἦν ὡς ἕκτη. καὶ λέγει τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις· ἴδε ὁ βασιλεὺς ὑμῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• it wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the preparationπαρασκευήparaskeuē · PreparationG3904
• of the passoverπάσχαpascha · Passover lambG3957
• aboutὡσείhōsei · like/as/aboutG5616
• the sixthἕκτοςhektos · sixthG1623
• hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• he saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• Beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• Kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935

Cross-references for John 19:14

• John 19:31It was the day when the Jews prepare everything for their day of rest. The next day was the day for the Passover meal, so it was a very important day. The Jews did not want the men's bodies to stay on the crosses during that day of rest. So they asked Pilate to tell the soldiers to break the legs of those men. Then they could take the dead bodies down from the crosses.
• Matthew 27:62The next day was the Jewish day of rest. The leaders of the priests and the Pharisees met together with Pilate.
• Mark 15:42It was Friday and the Jews were preparing for their day of rest on the Sabbath.
• Luke 23:54This all happened on the day before the Jewish day of rest. It was nearly time for the Jewish day of rest to begin.
• Mark 15:25It was about nine o'clock in the morning when the soldiers fixed Jesus to the cross.
• John 19:3They came to him many times and they were saying to him, ‘Hello, King of the Jews, you are great!’ At the same time they slapped his face with their hands.

Commentaries on John 19:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14It was the preparation of the Passover - That is, the time in which they were just preparing to kill the paschal lamb. Critics differ widely concerning the time of our Lord's crucifixion; and this verse is variously understood. Some think it signifies merely the preparation of the Sabbath; and that it is called the preparation of the passover, because the preparation of the Sabbath happened that year on the eve of the Passover. Others think that the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The preparation of the passover - See the notes at Mark 15:42. The sixth hour - Twelve o‘clock noon. Mark says Mark 15:25 that it was the third hour. See the difficulty explained in the notes at that place.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14The day of Preparation for the Passover: Here, Passover refers to the entire Feast of Unleavened Bread, not just the Jewish Passover meal from the night before. It was Friday, the preparation day for the Passover Sabbath. The Sabbath would start when the sun set (compare Mark 15:42; Luke 23:54).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 19:14

• Complicity
• Cowardice
• Day
• Government
• Jesus, the Christ
• Opinion, Public
• Preparation Day

In the dictionaries

• Humiliation of Christ
• Thenceforth
• Writing
• Chronology of the New Testament
• Day Before the Sabbath
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Lord's Supper; (eucharist)
• Pilate; Pontius
• Preparation

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