John 18:29

John 18:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?
• New International Version (NIV)So Pilate came out to them and asked, “What charges are you bringing against this man?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Pilate went outside to them and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Pilate then went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this Man?”

Context of John 18:29

27Again Peter denied it, and immediately a rooster crowed. 28Then they led Yeshua from Caiaphas to the Praetorium. It was early. They themselves did not enter the Praetorium, so they would not become unclean but might eat the Passover. Therefore Pilate came out to them and said, “What charge do you bring against this man?” 30They answered, “If He weren’t an evildoer, we wouldn’t have handed Him over to you.” 31Then Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves, and judge Him by your Torah!” The Judean leaders responded, “We are not authorized to put anyone to death.”

John 18:29 word by word

ἐξῆλθεν οὖν ὁ Πιλᾶτος ἔξω πρὸς αὐτοὺς καὶ φησίν· τίνα κατηγορίαν φέρετε κατὰ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τούτου;¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Pilateὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos · PilateG4091
• thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• went outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• accusationκατηγορίαkatēgoria · accusationG2724
• bring yeφέρωpherō̄ · to bear/leadG5342
• againstκατάkata · according toG2596
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for John 18:29

• Matthew 27:23But Pilate said, “Why? What evil has He done?” But they kept shouting all the more, saying, “Let Him be executed!”
• Acts 23:28Desiring to know the charge of which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.
• Acts 25:16I answered them that it is not Roman practice to turn over anyone before the accused meets his accusers face to face and has an opportunity to make his defense concerning the charges.

Commentaries on John 18:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Pilate then went out - This was an act of condescension; but, as the Romans had confirmed to the Jews the free use of all their rites and ceremonies, the governor could not do less than comply with them in this matter. He went out to them, that they might not be obliged to come into the hall, and thus run the risk of being defiled.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. 29Pilate, the fifth Roman governor of Judea, ruled the country from AD 26 to 36. He usually lived on the coast in Caesarea, but kept troops stationed in a fortress in Jerusalem where he appeared personally for major festivals. He was a brutal ruler whose atrocities against the Jews were legendary (for example, Luke 13:1; Josephus, War 2.9.2–4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 29-3229-32. Pilate went out to them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?--State your charge.Read the comment

Topics related to John 18:29

• Jerusalem
• Jesus, the Christ
• Persecution
• Pilate, Pontius
• Priest
• Prisoners

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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