John 19:4
Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.
KJV
Ἐξῆλθεν πάλιν ὁ Πειλᾶτος ἔξω καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· ἴδε ἄγω ὑμῖν αὐτὸν ἔξω, ἵνα γνῶτε ὅτι αἰτίαν οὐχ εὑρίσκω.
Greek NT
Exivit ergo iterum Pilatus foras, et dicit eis : Ecce adduco vobis eum foras, ut cognoscatis quia nullam invenio in eo causam.
Vulgate
And Pilate went out again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him out to you, that ye may know that I find no crime in him.
ASV
Pilate therefore went forth again and saith to them: Behold, I bring him forth unto you, that you may know that I find no cause in him.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- καὶ ἐξῆλθεν — SBLGNT
- καὶ ἐξῆλθεν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- Ἐξῆλθεν οὖν — Robinson-Pierpont
- οὐδεμίαν αἰτίαν εὑρίσκω ἐν αὐτῷ — SBLGNT
- οὐδεμίαν αἰτίαν εὑρίσκω ἐν αὐτῷ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἐν αὐτῷ οὐδεμίαν αἰτίαν εὑρίσκω — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Q. Why did he suffer under Pontius Pilate as judge? A. So that he, though innocent, might be condemned by a civil judge, and so free us from the severe judgment of God that was to fall on us.
'When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.' See Matt. xxvii. 1. They did not wait for accusers; they took counsel among themselves, being both judges and accusers at once. And they bound Him and led Him away to Pontius Pilate the governor. See Matt. xxvii. 2. Why did they not slay Him themselves? In…
Cross-references
- 1Pet 2:22 — Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
- Acts 13:28 — And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.
- John 18:38 — Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
- John 18:38 — Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
- John 19:6 — When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.
- John 19:6 — When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.
- Luke 23:4 — Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.
- Luke 23:47 — Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
- Matt 27:24 — When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see