John 19:4 - Forerunner Commentary

John 19:4

2 And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe.

3 ¹Then they said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they ^astruck Him with their hands.

4 Pilate then went out again, and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you, ^athat you may know that I find no fault in Him.”

Pilate’s Decision

5 Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, “Behold the Man!”

6 ^aTherefore, when the chief priests and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!” Pilate said to them, “You take Him and crucify Him, for I find no fault in Him.”

7 The Jews answered him, ^a“We have a law, and according to¹ our law He ought to die, because ^bHe made Himself the Son of God.”

8 Therefore, when Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid,

Verse Comparison: John 19:4

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American Standard Version
And Pilate went out again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him out to you, that ye may know that I find no crime in him.

Amplified® Bible
Then Pilate went out again and said to them, See, I bring Him out to you, so that you may know that I find no fault (crime, cause for accusation) in Him.

Contemporary English Version
Once again Pilate went out. This time he said, "I will have Jesus brought out to you again. Then you can see for yourselves that I have not found him guilty."

Darby English Version
And Pilate went out again and says to them, Lo, I bring him out to you, that ye may know that I find in him no fault whatever.

Good News Bible
Pilate went back out once more and said to the crowd, "Look, I will bring him out here to you to let you see that I cannot find any reason to condemn him."

International Standard Version
Pilate went outside again and told the Jews, "Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him."

King James Version
Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.

New American Standard Bible
Pilate came out again and *said to them, "Behold, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know that I find no guilt in Him."

New International Version
Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews, "Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him."

New King James Version
Pilate then went out again, and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you, that you may know that I find no fault in Him.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Pilate came out again and said to them, "Behold, I bring Him out to you so that you may know that I find no guilt in Him."

Young's Literal Translation
Pilate, therefore, again went forth without, and saith to them, `Lo, I do bring him to you without, that ye may know that in him I find no fault;'

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Pilate’s Decision

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