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Luke 23:3

And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.

KJV

ὁ δὲ Πειλᾶτος ἠρώτησεν αὐτὸν λέγων· σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων; ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς αὐτῷ ἔφη· σὺ λέγεις.

Greek NT

Pilatus autem interrogavit eum, dicens : Tu es rex Judæorum ? At ille respondens ait : Tu dicis.

Vulgate

And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest.

ASV

And Pilate asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, said: Thou sayest it.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Πιλᾶτος
pilatos
noun · 55×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βασιλεύς
basileus
noun · 115×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
φημί
phemi
verb · 68×
ἀποκρίνομαι
apokrinomai
verb · 233×
ἐρωτάω
erotao
verb · 65×
Ἰουδαῖος
ioudaios
adjective · 193×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

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

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SBLGNT: ἠρώτησεν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἠρώτησεν | RP: ἐπηρώτησεν
  • ἠρώτησενSBLGNT
  • ἠρώτησενWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἐπηρώτησενRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

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;
  • John 1:49 — Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
  • 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?
  • 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.
  • Luke 1:32 — He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
  • 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 22:70 — Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.
  • Luke 22:70 — Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.
  • Luke 23:38 — And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
  • Luke 23:38 — And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
  • Mark 14:62 — And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
  • Mark 15:2 — And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.
  • Mark 15:18 — And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
  • Mark 15:32 — Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
  • Matt 2:2 — Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
  • 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.