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Selected Verse: John 18:33 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 18:33 |
Strong Concordance |
Then [3767] Pilate [4091] entered [1525] into [1519] the judgment hall [4232] again [3825], and [2532] called [5455] Jesus [2424], and [2532] said [2036] unto him [846], Art [1488] thou [4771] the King [935] of the Jews [2453]? |
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King James |
Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Pilate . . . called Jesus, and said . . . Art thou the King of the Jews?--In Luk 23:2 they charge our Lord before Pilate with "perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to CÃ&brvbr;sar, saying that He Himself is Christ a king." Perhaps this was what occasioned Pilate's question. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Art thou the King of the Jews? - This was after they had accused him of perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, Luk 23:2-3. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Art thou (σὺ εἷ)
Thou is emphatic. Thou, the despised malefactor.
King of the Jews
The civil title. The theocratic title, king of Israel (Joh 1:49; Joh 12:13) is addressed to Jesus on the cross (Mat 27:42; Mar 15:32) in mockery. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Art thou the king of the Jews? - St. Luke says, expressly, Luk 23:2, that when the Jews brought him to Pilate they began to accuse him as a rebel, who said he was king of the Jews, and forbade the people to pay tribute to Caesar. It was in consequence of this accusation that Pilate asked the question mentioned in the text. |
2 And [1161] they began [756] to accuse [2723] him [846], saying [3004], We found [2147] this [5126] fellow perverting [1294] the nation [1484], and [2532] forbidding [2967] to give [1325] tribute [5411] to Caesar [2541], saying [3004] that he himself [1438] is [1511] Christ [5547] a King [935].
2 And [1161] they began [756] to accuse [2723] him [846], saying [3004], We found [2147] this [5126] fellow perverting [1294] the nation [1484], and [2532] forbidding [2967] to give [1325] tribute [5411] to Caesar [2541], saying [3004] that he himself [1438] is [1511] Christ [5547] a King [935].
3 And [1161] Pilate [4091] asked [1905] him [846], saying [3004], Art [1488] thou [4771] the King [935] of the Jews [2453]? And [1161] he answered [611] him [846] and said [5346], Thou [4771] sayest [3004] it.
32 Let [2597] Christ [5547] the King [935] of Israel [2474] descend [2597] now [3568] from [575] the cross [4716], that [2443] we may see [1492] and [2532] believe [4100]. And [2532] they that were crucified [4957] with him [846] reviled [3679] him [846].
42 He saved [4982] others [243]; himself [1438] he cannot [3756] [1410] save [4982]. If [1487] he be [2076] the King [935] of Israel [2474], let him [2597] now [3568] come down [2597] from [575] the cross [4716], and [2532] we will believe [4100] him [846].
13 Took [2983] branches [902] of palm trees [5404], and [2532] went forth [1831] to [1519] meet [5222] him [846], and [2532] cried [2896], Hosanna [5614]: Blessed [2127] is the King [935] of Israel [2474] that cometh [2064] in [1722] the name [3686] of the Lord [2962].
49 Nathanael [3482] answered [611] and [2532] saith [3004] unto him [846], Rabbi [4461], thou [4771] art [1488] the Son [5207] of God [2316]; thou [4771] art [1488] the King [935] of Israel [2474].
2 And [1161] they began [756] to accuse [2723] him [846], saying [3004], We found [2147] this [5126] fellow perverting [1294] the nation [1484], and [2532] forbidding [2967] to give [1325] tribute [5411] to Caesar [2541], saying [3004] that he himself [1438] is [1511] Christ [5547] a King [935].