John 19:8 - Forerunner Commentary

John 19:8

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,

9 and went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” ^aBut Jesus gave him no answer.

10 Then Pilate said to Him, “Are You not speaking to me? Do You not know that I have¹ power to crucify You, and power to release You?”

11 Jesus answered, ^a“You could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above. Therefore ^bthe one who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.”

12 From then on Pilate sought to release Him, but the Jews cried out, saying, “If you let this Man go, you are not Caesar’s friend. ^aWhoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.”

13 ^aWhen Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.

14 Now ^ait was the Preparation Day of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, “Behold your King!”

15 But they cried out, “Away with Him, away with Him! Crucify Him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, ^a“We have no king but Caesar!”

16 ^aThen he delivered Him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led Him away.

The King on a Cross

17 ^aAnd He, bearing His cross, ^bwent out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha,

18 where they crucified Him, and ^atwo others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center.

Verse Comparison: John 19:8

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American Standard Version
When Pilate therefore heard this saying, he was the more afraid;

Amplified® Bible
So, when Pilate heard this said, he was more alarmed {and} awestricken {and} afraid than before.

Contemporary English Version
When Pilate heard this, he was terrified.

Darby English Version
When Pilate therefore heard this word, he was the rather afraid,

Good News Bible
When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid.

International Standard Version
When Pilate heard this, he became even more afraid.

King James Version
When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;

New American Standard Bible
Therefore when Pilate heard this statement, he was {even} more afraid;

New International Version
When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid,

New King James Version
Therefore, when Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Therefore when Pilate heard this statement, he grew even more afraid;

Young's Literal Translation
When, therefore, Pilate heard this word, he was the more afraid,

New English Translation
When Pilate heard what they said,¹ he was more afraid than ever,²

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