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John 19:10

Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?

KJV

λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Πειλᾶτος· ἐμοὶ οὐ λαλεῖς; οὐκ οἶδας ὅτι ἐξουσίαν ἔχω ἀπολῦσαί σε καὶ ἐξουσίαν ἔχω σταυρῶσαί σε;

Greek NT

Dicit ergo ei Pilatus : Mihi non loqueris ? nescis quia potestatem habeo crucifigere te, et potestatem habeo dimittere te ?

Vulgate

Pilate therefore saith unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to release thee, and have power to crucify thee?

ASV

Pilate therefore saith to him: Speakest thou not to me? Knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and I have power to release thee?

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Πιλᾶτος
pilatos
noun · 55×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εἴδω
eido
verb · 317×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
λαλέω
laleo
verb · 298×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
σταυρόω
stauroo
verb · 46×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
ἀπολύω
apoluo
verb · 67×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐξουσία
exousia
noun · 102×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×

Textual variants

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

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SBLGNT: ἀπολῦσαί σε καὶ ἐξουσίαν ἔχω σταυρῶσαί | WH/Treg/NIV: ἀπολῦσαί σε … ἔχω σταυρῶσαί | RP: σταυρῶσαί σε … ἔχω ἀπολῦσαί
  • ἀπολῦσαί σε καὶ ἐξουσίαν ἔχω σταυρῶσαίSBLGNT
  • ἀπολῦσαί σε … ἔχω σταυρῶσαίWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • σταυρῶσαί σε … ἔχω ἀπολῦσαίRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 9:3 — Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.
  • Eccl 3:14 — I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
  • Gen 31:29 — It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
  • Mark 15:4 — And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.