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John 19:14

And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

KJV

ἦν δὲ παρασκευὴ τοῦ πάσχα, ὥρα ἦν ὡς ἕκτη. καὶ λέγει τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις· ἴδε ὁ βασιλεὺς ὑμῶν.

Greek NT

Erat autem parasceve Paschæ, hora quasi sexta, et dicit Judæis : Ecce rex vester.

Vulgate

Now it was the Preparation of the passover: it was about the sixth hour. And he saith unto the Jews, Behold, your King!

ASV

And it was the parasceve of the pasch, about the sixth hour: and he saith to the Jews: Behold your king.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

βασιλεύς
basileus
noun · 115×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
πάσχα
pascha
aramaic_word · 29×
παρασκευή
paraskeue
noun · 6×
ἕκτος
ektos
adjective · 15×
Ἰουδαῖος
ioudaios
adjective · 193×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
ὡς
os
adverb · 502×
ὥρα
ora
noun · 106×

Textual variants

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

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SBLGNT: ἦν ὡς | WH/Treg/NIV: ἦν ὡς | RP: δὲ ὡσεὶ
  • ἦν ὡςSBLGNT
  • ἦν ὡςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • δὲ ὡσεὶRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

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

Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. Calvin treats the passion narrative with deep reverence. The inscription "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews" was, despite Pilate's intention, a true proclamation. The seamless coat for which the soldiers cast lots fulfills Psalm 22. Christ's cry "It is finished" is not a groan of defeat but a shout of triumph — the work of r…

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 5:7 — Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:
  • Isa 53:2 — For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
  • 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 19:5 — Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!
  • 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.
  • John 19:31 — The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might b
  • John 19:42 — There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
  • John 19:42 — There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
  • Luke 23:44 — And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
  • Mark 15:25 — And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
  • Mark 15:25 — And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
  • Matt 26:68 — Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?
  • Matt 27:22 — Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
  • Matt 27:62 — Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
  • Matt 27:62 — Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,