11 Jesus answered him, (A)You would have no authority [a]over Me at all, if it had not been given to you from above; for this reason (B)the one who handed Me over to you has the greater sin.” 12 As a result of this, Pilate [b]made efforts to release Him; but the Jews shouted, saying, “(C)If you release this Man, you are not a friend of Caesar; everyone who makes himself out to be a king [c]opposes Caesar!”

13 Therefore when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and (D)sat down on the judgment seat at a place called [d]The Pavement—but (E)in [e]Hebrew, Gabbatha.

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Footnotes

  1. John 19:11 Lit against
  2. John 19:12 Lit was seeking to
  3. John 19:12 Or speaks against
  4. John 19:13 Gr Lithostrotos
  5. John 19:13 I.e., Jewish Aramaic

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