John 18:28

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of John 18:28

26One of the servants of the high priest, being the kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him? 27Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crowed. Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to 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. 29Pilate then went out to them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man? 30They answered and said to him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to thee.

John 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

• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• ledἄγωagō · to bringG71
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• CaiaphasΚαϊάφαςKaiaphas · CaiaphasG2533
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• judgmentπραιτώριονpraitōrion · praetoriumG4232
• andδέde · thenG1161
• wasἦνēn · wasG2258
• earlyπρωΐαprōia · early morningG4405
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• themselvesαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• wentεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• notοὐou · noG3756
• lestἵνα μήhina mē · lest/so that... notG3363
• defiledμιαίνωmiainō · to stainG3392
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• eatφαγεῖνphagō · to eatG5315
• passoverπάσχαpascha · Passover lambG3957

Cross-references for John 18:28

• Matthew 27:1When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
• Mark 15:1And immediately in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
• Luke 23:1And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him to Pilate.
• Acts 3:13The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
• John 18:33Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said to him, Art thou the King of the Jews?
• John 19:9And went again into the judgment hall, and saith to Jesus, Where art thou from? But Jesus gave him no answer.
• Matthew 27:27Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered to him the whole band of soldiers .
• Mark 15:16And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
• Proverbs 1:16For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
• Proverbs 4:16For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
• Micah 2:1Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
• Luke 22:66And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,
• Psalms 35:16With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
• Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear to the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
• Jeremiah 7:8Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.
• Amos 5:21I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not take 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

Topics related to John 18:28

• Caiaphas
• Court
• Defilement
• Hypocrisy
• Jerusalem
• Jesus, the Christ
• Passover
• Pilate, Pontius
• Pretorium
• Priest
• Prisoners

In the dictionaries

• Caiaphas
• Jesus
• Caiaphas, or Caiaphas
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Judgment hall
• Abomination
• Gabbatha
• Judge
• Praetorium
• Resort

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