John 19:21
Bible › John › Chapter 19 › Verse 21
Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but only that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’”
In other translations
Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but only that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’”
Greek words
ἔλεγονelegonWere sayingG3004οὖνounthereforeG3767τῷtō<the>G3588ΠιλάτῳPilatōto PilateG4091οἱhoitheG3588ἀρχιερεῖςarchiereischief priestsG749τῶνtōnof theG3588Ἰουδαίων·IoudaiōnJews;G2453μὴmēNotG3361γράφε·graphedo write;G1125ὁhoTheG3588βασιλεὺςbasileusKingG935τῶνtōnof theG3588Ἰουδαίων,IoudaiōnJews,G2453ἀλλ᾽all᾽butG235ὅτιhotiforG3754ἐκεῖνοςekeinosHeG1565εἶπεν·eipensaid;G2036βασιλεύςbasileusKingG935εἰμιeimiI amG1510τῶνtōnof theG3588Ἰουδαίων.IoudaiōnJews.G2453
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Greek New Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Words marked TR or NA appear in only one of the two main Greek texts.
Related verses
- John 19:14And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”
- John 19:19And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.
People and places
People: Pilate