English Standard Version
John 19:13
13So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic Gabbatha.
John 19:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.
- New International Version (NIV)When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge’s seat at a place known as the Stone Pavement (which in Aramaic is Gabbatha).
- New King James Version (NKJV)When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.
- New Living Translation (NLT)When they said this, Pilate brought Jesus out to them again. Then Pilate sat down on the judgment seat on the platform that is called the Stone Pavement (in Hebrew, Gabbatha).
Context of John 19:13
11Jesus answered him, "You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore he who delivered me over to you has the greater sin." 12From 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." So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic Gabbatha. 14Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Behold your King!" 15They cried out, "Away with him, away with him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar."
Read all of John 19John 19:13 word by word
Ὁ οὖν Πιλᾶτος ἀκούσας τῶν λόγων τούτων ἤγαγεν ἔξω τὸν Ἰησοῦν καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐπὶ βήματος εἰς τόπον λεγόμενον Λιθόστρωτον, Ἑβραϊστὶ δὲ Γαββαθα.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- When PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos · PilateG4091
- thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
- heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
- thatοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- sayingλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
- he broughtἄγωagō · to bringG71
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- forthἔξωexō · out/outside(r)G1854
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- sat downκαθίζωkathizō · to seatG2523
- inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- the judgment seatβῆμαbēma · judgement seatG968
- inεἰςeis · towardG1519
- a placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
- that is calledλέγωlegō · to say: callG3004
- the Pavementλιθόστρωτοςlithostrōtos · The Stone PavementG3038
- butδέde · thenG1161
- in the HebrewἙβραϊστίHebraisti · HebrewG1447
- Gabbathaγαββαθάgabbatha · GabbathaG1042
Cross-references for John 19:13
- John 19:8When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid.
- Proverbs 29:25The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.
- Isaiah 51:12"I, I am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of the son of man who is made like grass,
- Isaiah 57:11Whom did you dread and fear, so that you lied, and did not remember me, did not lay it to heart? Have I not held my peace, even for a long time, and you do not fear me?
- Luke 12:5But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!
- Acts 4:19But Peter and John answered them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge,
- Psalms 58:1Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods? Do you judge the children of man uprightly?
- Psalms 82:5They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
- Psalms 94:20Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame injustice by statute?
- Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.
- Amos 4:7"I also withheld the rain from you when there were yet three months to the harvest; I would send rain on one city, and send no rain on another city; one field would have rain, and the field on which it did not rain would wither;
Commentaries on John 19:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The Pavement - , literally, a stone pavement: probably it was that place in the open court where the chair of justice was set, for the prefects of provinces always held their courts of justice in the open air, and which was paved with stones of various colors, like that of Ahasuerus, Esther 1:6, of red, blue, white, and black marble; what we still term Mosaic work, or something in imitation of it; such as the Roman pavements frequently dug up in this and…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Judgment-seat - The tribunal or place of pronouncing sentence. He came here to deliver him, in due form of law, into the hands of the Jews. Pavement - This was an area or room of the judgment hall whose floor was made of small square stones of various colors. This was common in palaces and houses of wealth and splendor. See the notes at Matthew 9:2. Gabbatha - This word is not elsewhere used. It comes from a word signifying to be elevated. The name given…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Pilate sat on the governor’s judgment seat to give his verdict. In Greek, the word for this seat is bēma (compare Acts 25:6, “seat in court”). The Stone Pavement was the platform for the judgment seat. From there, Pilate spoke with the authority of his office.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
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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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