John 18:27-29
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
27 Again Peter denied it. And immediately the cock crowed.[a]
The Trial Before Pilate. 28 (A)Then they brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the praetorium.[b] It was morning. And they themselves did not enter the praetorium, in order not to be defiled so that they could eat the Passover. 29 So Pilate came out to them and said, “What charge do you bring [against] this man?”
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- 18:27 Cockcrow was the third Roman division of the night, lasting from midnight to 3 a.m.
- 18:28 Praetorium: see note on Mt 27:27. Morning: literally, “the early hour,” or fourth Roman division of the night, 3 to 6 A.M. The Passover: the synoptic gospels give the impression that the Thursday night supper was the Passover meal (Mk 14:12); for John that meal is still to be eaten Friday night.
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