12 As a result of this Pilate [a]made efforts to release Him, but the Jews cried out saying, “(A)If you release this Man, you are no friend of Caesar; everyone who makes himself out to be a king [b]opposes Caesar.”

13 Therefore when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and (B)sat down on the judgment seat at a place called [c]The Pavement, but (C)in [d]Hebrew, Gabbatha. 14 Now it was (D)the day of preparation for the Passover; it was about the [e](E)sixth hour. And he *said to the Jews, “Behold, (F)your King!”

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Footnotes

  1. John 19:12 Lit was seeking to
  2. John 19:12 Or speaks against
  3. John 19:13 Gr The Lithostrotos
  4. John 19:13 I.e. Jewish Aramaic
  5. John 19:14 Perhaps 6 a.m.

12 From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, “If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king(A) opposes Caesar.”

13 When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge’s seat(B) at a place known as the Stone Pavement (which in Aramaic(C) is Gabbatha). 14 It was the day of Preparation(D) of the Passover; it was about noon.(E)

“Here is your king,”(F) Pilate said to the Jews.

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