John 19:9

John 19:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
• New International Version (NIV)and he went back inside the palace. “Where do you come from?” he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.
• New Living Translation (NLT)He took Jesus back into the headquarters again and asked him, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave no answer.

Context of John 19:9

7The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to our law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God.” 8Therefore, when Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid, and went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus gave him no answer. 10Then 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.”

John 19:9 word by word

καὶ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸ πραιτώριον πάλιν καὶ λέγει τῷ Ἰησοῦ· πόθεν εἶ σύ; ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἀπόκρισιν οὐκ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• wentεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the judgment hallπραιτώριονpraitōrion · praetoriumG4232
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• Whenceπόθενpothen · whenceG4159
• artεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• gaveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• noοὐou · noG3756
• answerἀπόκρισιςapokrisis · answerG612

Cross-references for John 19:9

• John 8:14Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I bear witness of Myself, My witness is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from and where I am going.
• John 9:29We know that God spoke to Moses; as for this fellow, we do not know where He is from.”
• Judges 13:6So the woman came and told her husband, saying, “A Man of God came to me, and His countenance was like the countenance of the Angel of God, very awesome; but I did not ask Him where He was from, and He did not tell me His name.
• Psalms 38:13But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; And I am like a mute who does not open his mouth.
• Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth.
• Matthew 27:12And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing.
• Mark 15:3And the chief priests accused Him of many things, but He answered nothing.
• Acts 8:32The place in the Scripture which he read was this: “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before its shearer is silent, So He opened not His mouth.
• Philippians 1:28and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

Commentaries on John 19:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Whence art thou? - This certainly does not mean, From what country art thou? for Pilate knew this well enough; but it appears he made this inquiry to know who were the parents of Christ; what were his pretensions, and whether he really were a demigod, such as the heathens believed in. To this question we find our Lord gave no answer. He had already told him that his kingdom was not of this world; and that he came to erect a spiritual kingdom, not a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Whence art thou? - See the notes at John 7:27. Pilate knew that he was a Galilean, but this question was asked to ascertain whether he claimed to be the Son of God - whether a mere man, or whether divine. Jesus gave him no answer - Probably for the following reasons: 1.Jesus had already told Pilate Jesus‘ design, and the nature of his kingdom, John 18:36-37. 2.Jesus had said enough to satisfy Pilate of Jesus‘ innocence. Of that Pilate was convinced…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9Pilate … was even more afraid: Pilate was superstitious, and stories of gods appearing in the world were not uncommon (Acts 14:11). He sensed more than a political fight was happening, so he asked Jesus, "Where are you from?" Pilate was not asking where Jesus was born. He was asking if Jesus was a divine man who came down from heaven. Why Jesus did not answer is uncertain. Perhaps Pilate would not have understood that true power comes only from God, who…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 19:9

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

In the dictionaries

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

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