English Standard Version
John 18:28
28Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters. It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor's headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover.
John 18:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
- New International Version (NIV)Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace, because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium, and it was early morning. But they themselves did not go into the Praetorium, lest they should be defiled, but that they might eat the Passover.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Jesus’ trial before Caiaphas ended in the early hours of the morning. Then he was taken to the headquarters of the Roman governor. His accusers didn’t go inside because it would defile them, and they wouldn’t be allowed to celebrate the Passover.
Context of John 18:28
26One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, "Did I not see you in the garden with him?" 27Peter again denied it, and at once a rooster crowed. Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters. It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor's headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover. 29So Pilate went outside to them and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?" 30They answered him, "If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you."
Read all of John 18John 18:28 word by word
Ἄγουσιν οὖν τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἀπὸ τοῦ Καϊάφα εἰς τὸ πραιτώριον· ἦν δὲ πρωΐ. καὶ αὐτοὶ οὐκ εἰσῆλθον εἰς τὸ πραιτώριον, ἵνα μὴ μιανθῶσιν ἀλλὰ φάγωσιν τὸ πάσχα.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
- led theyἄγωagō · to bringG71
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- CaiaphasΚαϊάφαςKaiaphas · CaiaphasG2533
- untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- the hall of judgmentπραιτώριονpraitōrion · praetoriumG4232
- andδέde · thenG1161
- it wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- earlyπρωΐαprōia · early morningG4405
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- theyεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
- themselvesαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- notοὐou · noG3756
- lestἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- ·μήmē · notG3361
- they should be defiledμιαίνωmiainō · to stainG3392
- butἀλλάalla · butG235
- they might eatφαγεῖνphagō · to eatG5315
- the passoverπάσχαpascha · Passover lambG3957
Cross-references for John 18:28
- Matthew 27:1When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.
- Mark 15:1And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate.
- Luke 23:1Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate.
- Acts 3:13The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him.
- John 18:33So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?"
- John 19:9He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.
- Matthew 27:27Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor's headquarters, and they gathered the whole battalion before him.
- Mark 15:16And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the governor's headquarters), and they called together the whole battalion.
- Proverbs 1:16for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.
- Proverbs 4:16For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble.
- Micah 2:1Woe to those who devise wickedness and work evil on their beds! When the morning dawns, they perform it, because it is in the power of their hand.
- Luke 22:66When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their council, and they said,
- Psalms 35:16like profane mockers at a feast, they gnash at me with their teeth.
- Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom! Give ear to the teaching of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
- Jeremiah 7:8"Behold, you trust in deceptive words to no avail.
- Amos 5:21"I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
Commentaries on John 18:28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28The hall of judgment - , To the praetorium. This was the house where Pilate lodged; hence called in our margin, Pilate's house. The praetorium is so called from being the dwelling-place of the praetor, or chief of the province. It was also the place where he held his court, and tried causes. St. John has omitted all that passed in the house of Caiaphas - the accusations brought against Christ - the false witnesses - the insults which he received in the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28See Matthew 27:1-2. Hall of judgment - The praetorium - the same word that in Matthew 27:27, is translated “common hall.” See the notes on that place. It was the place where the Roman proctor, or governor, heard and decided cases brought before him. Jesus had been condemned by the Sanhedrin, and pronounced guilty of death Matthew 26:66; but they had not power to carry their sentence into execution John 18:31, and they therefore sought that he might be…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. 28The trial before Caiaphas ended in the early hours of the morning. The Sanhedrin (Jewish high council) did not have the power to execute someone. They needed Pilate, the Roman governor, to carry out an execution (18:31). They did not want to become ritually unclean by contact with Gentiles in Pilate’s headquarters. So Pilate, probably fearing a riot, went outside to meet them. The Passover meal itself had taken place the night before (see 13:1; Mark…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas to the hall of judgment--but not till "in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council against Him to put Him to death, and bound Him" (Mt 27:1; and see on Mr 15:1). The word here rendered "hall of judgment" is from the Latin, and denotes "the palace of the governor of a Roman province." they themselves went not into the judgment hall lest they should be…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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