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John 18:33

Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?

KJV

Εἰσῆλθεν οὖν εἰς τὸ πραιτώριον πάλιν ὁ Πειλᾶτος καὶ ἐφώνησεν τὸν Ἰησοῦν καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων;

Greek NT

Introivit ergo iterum in prætorium Pilatus : et vocavit Jesum, et dixit ei : Tu es rex Judæorum ?

Vulgate

Pilate therefore entered again into the Prætorium, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?

ASV

Pilate therefore went into the hall again and called Jesus and said to him: Art thou the king of the Jews?

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Πιλᾶτος
pilatos
noun · 55×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βασιλεύς
basileus
noun · 115×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
εἰσέρχομαι
eiserchomai
verb · 195×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
πάλιν
palin
adverb · 141×
πραιτώριον
praitorion
noun · 8×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
φωνέω
phoneo
verb · 43×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
Ἰουδαῖος
ioudaios
adjective · 193×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: πάλιν εἰς τὸ πραιτώριον | WH/Treg/NIV: πάλιν εἰς τὸ πραιτώριον | RP: εἰς τὸ πραιτώριον πάλιν
  • πάλιν εἰς τὸ πραιτώριονSBLGNT
  • πάλιν εἰς τὸ πραιτώριονWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • εἰς τὸ πραιτώριον πάλινRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. How Christians are the Spiritual Israel. That people which was called of old the people of God was divided into twelve tribes, and over and above the other tribes it had the levitical order, which itself again carried on the service of God in various priestly and levitical suborders. In the same manner, it appears to me that the whole people of Christ, when we regard it in t…
Mara bar Serapion, a Syrian Stoic philosopher writing to his son from prison, compares the fates of three wise men unjustly killed: Socrates, Pythagoras, and "the wise King" of the Jews. "What advantage did the Athenians gain from putting Socrates to death? What advantage did the men of Samos gain from burning Pythagoras? What advantage did the Jews gain from executing their wi…

Cross-references

  • 1Tim 6:13 — I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;
  • Acts 2:34 — For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
  • Isa 9:6 — For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prin
  • Jer 23:5 — Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
  • John 1:49 — Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
  • John 12:13 — Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
  • John 12:15 — Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.
  • John 18:28 — 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.
  • John 18:28 — 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.
  • John 18:37 — Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto th
  • John 19:3 — And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
  • John 19:9 — And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
  • John 19:9 — And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
  • John 19:12 — And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.
  • John 19:12 — And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.
  • John 19:19 — And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
  • Luke 19:38 — Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
  • Luke 23:2 — And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.
  • Luke 23:3 — And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.
  • Mark 15:2 — And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.
  • Matt 27:11 — And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.
  • Matt 27:27 — Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
  • Ps 2:6 — Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
  • Zech 9:9 — Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an
  • Zeph 3:15 — The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.