New Living Translation
John 19:9
9He took Jesus back into the headquarters again and asked him, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave no answer.
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 King James Version (NKJV)and went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.
Context of John 19:9
7The Jewish leaders replied, “By our law he ought to die because he called himself the Son of God.” 8When Pilate heard this, he was more frightened than ever. He took Jesus back into the headquarters again and asked him, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave no answer. 10“Why don’t you talk to me?” Pilate demanded. “Don’t you realize that I have the power to release you or crucify you?” 11Then Jesus said, “You would have no power over me at all unless it were given to you from above. So the one who handed me over to you has the greater sin.”
Read all of John 19John 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 told them, “These claims are valid even though I make them about myself. For I know where I came from and where I am going, but you don’t know this about me.
- John 9:29We know God spoke to Moses, but we don’t even know where this man comes from.”
- Judges 13:6The woman ran and told her husband, “A man of God appeared to me! He looked like one of God’s angels, terrifying to see. I didn’t ask where he was from, and he didn’t tell me his name.
- Psalms 38:13But I am deaf to all their threats. I am silent before them as one who cannot speak.
- Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed and treated harshly, yet he never said a word. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. And as a sheep is silent before the shearers, he did not open his mouth.
- Matthew 27:12But when the leading priests and the elders made their accusations against him, Jesus remained silent.
- Mark 15:3Then the leading priests kept accusing him of many crimes,
- Acts 8:32The passage of Scripture he had been reading was this: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter. And as a lamb is silent before the shearers, he did not open his mouth.
- Philippians 1:28Don’t be intimidated in any way by your enemies. This will be a sign to them that they are going to be destroyed, but that you are going to be saved, even by God himself.
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
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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
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