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The Soldiers Mock Jesus

John 19:14

In 9 translations

BSB
It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”That is, about noon
KJV
And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
WEB
Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, at about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Behold, your King!”“the sixth hour” would have been 6:00 a.m. according to the Roman timekeeping system, or noon for the Jewish timekeeping system in use, then.
ASV
Now it was the Preparation of the passover: it was about the sixth hour. And he saith unto the Jews, Behold, your King!
LSV
and it was the Preparation of the Passover, and as it were the sixth hour, and he says to the Jews, “Behold, your King!”
YLT
and it was the preparation of the passover, and as it were the sixth hour, and he saith to the Jews, 'Lo, your king!'
DBY
(now it was [the] preparation of the passover; it was about the sixth hour;) and he says to the Jews, Behold your king!
DRC
And it was the parasceve of the pasch, about the sixth hour, and he saith to the Jews: Behold your king.
GNV
And it was the Preparation of the Passeouer, and about the sixt houre: and hee sayde vnto the Iewes, Beholde your King.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἦν (“was”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read δὲ (“now”).
  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ὡς (“about”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ὡσεὶ (“like”).
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: ἦν ὡς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἦν ὡς; Robinson–Pierpont read δὲ ὡσεὶ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἦν δὲ παρασκευὴ τοῦ πάσχα, ὥρα ἦν ὡς ἕκτη. καὶ λέγει τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις· Ἴδε ὁ βασιλεὺς ὑμῶν.
RP2018
ἦν δὲ Παρασκευὴ τοῦ Πάσχα, ὥρα δὲ ὡσεὶ ἕκτη· καὶ λέγει τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις, Ἴδε, ὁ βασιλεὺς ὑμῶν.
TR-Boyd
ἦν δὲ Παρασκευὴ τοῦ Πάσχα, ὥρα δὲ ὡσεὶ ἕκτη· καὶ λέγει τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις, Ἴδε, ὁ βασιλεὺς ὑμῶν.
SCR1894
ην δε παρασκευη του πασχα ωρα δε ωσει εκτη και λεγει τοις ιουδαιοις ιδε ο βασιλευς υμων

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 27:62The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.
  • John 19:5When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”
  • Mark 15:25It was the third hour when they crucified Him.
  • John 19:42And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.
  • Mark 15:33–34From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
  • Luke 23:54It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning.
  • John 19:31–32It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed. So…
  • Mark 15:42Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
  • John 19:3And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.
  • John 19:19–22Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in…

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