Matthew 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.
KJV
Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἐστάθη ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ ἡγεμόνος· καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτὸν ὁ ἡγεμὼν λέγων· σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων; ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἔφη, σὺ λέγεις.
Greek NT
Jesus autem stetit ante præsidem, et interrogavit eum præses, dicens : Tu es rex Judæorum ? Dicit illi Jesus : Tu dicis.
Vulgate
Now 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.
ASV
And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? Jesus saith to him: Thou sayest it.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βασιλεύς
basileus
noun · 115×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
φημί
phemi
verb · 68×
ἐπερωτάω
eperotao
verb · 56×
ἔμπροσθεν
emprosthen
adverb · 48×
ἡγεμών
egemon
noun · 20×
ἵστημι
istemi
verb · 152×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
Ἰουδαῖος
ioudaios
adjective · 193×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: ἐστάθη | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐστάθη | RP: ἔστη
- ἐστάθη — SBLGNT
- ἐστάθη — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἔστη — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
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SBLGNT: ἔφη | WH/NIV: ἔφη | Treg/RP: + αὐτῷ
- ἔφη — SBLGNT
- ἔφη — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + αὐτῷ — Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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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;
- 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 18:29 — Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?
- John 18:29 — Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?
- 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
- 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 23:1 — And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.
- 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 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 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 15:2 — And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.
- 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 10:18 — And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
- Matt 10:25 — It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
- Matt 26:25 — Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
- Matt 26:25 — Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
- Matt 26:64 — Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
- Matt 26:64 — Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.