John 19:10

John 19:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?
• New International Version (NIV)“Do you refuse to speak to me?” Pilate said. “Don’t you realize I have power either to free you or to crucify you?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Pilate said to him, "You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?"
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Why don’t you talk to me?” Pilate demanded. “Don’t you realize that I have the power to release you or crucify you?”

Context of John 19:10

8Therefore, when Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid, 9and went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus gave him no answer. Then Pilate said to Him, “Are You not speaking to me? Do You not know that I have power to crucify You, and power to release You?” 11Jesus answered, “You could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above. Therefore the one who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.” 12From 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.”

John 19:10 word by word

λέγει οὖν αὐτῷ ὁ Πιλᾶτος· ἐμοὶ οὐ λαλεῖς; οὐκ οἶδας ὅτι ἐξουσίαν ἔχω ἀπολῦσαί σε καὶ ἐξουσίαν ἔχω σταυρῶσαί σε;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Pilateὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos · PilateG4091
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Speakest thouλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• notοὐou · noG3756
• unto meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• knowest thouεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• I haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• powerἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
• to crucifyσταυρόωstauroō · to crucifyG4717
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• to releaseἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630

Cross-references for John 19:10

• John 18:39“But you have a custom that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Do you therefore want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
• Daniel 3:14Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the gold image which I have set up?
• Daniel 5:19And because of the majesty that He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whomever he wished, he executed; whomever he wished, he kept alive; whomever he wished, he set up; and whomever he wished, he put down.

Commentaries on John 19:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Speakest thou not … - This is the expression of a man of pride. He was not accustomed to be met with silence like this. He endeavored, therefore, to address the fears of Jesus, and to appall him with the declaration that his life was at his disposal, and that his safety depended on his favor. This arrogance called forth the reply of the Savior, and he told him that he had no power except what was given him from above. Jesus was not, therefore, to be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11You would have no authority over Me: Pilate had the power to crucify Jesus, but only because God gave him this temporary power. He allowed Pilate to have this power so that Jesus could advance toward the cross (see 10:18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-118-11. When Pilate ... heard this saying, he was the more afraid--the name "Son of God," the lofty sense evidently attached to it by His Jewish accusers, the dialogue he had already held with Him, and the dream of his wife (Mt 27:19), all working together in the breast of the wretched man.Read the comment

Topics related to John 19:10

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

In the dictionaries

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

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