John 18 · Verse 29

John 18:29

Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?
John 18:29, King James Version

John 18:29 in other translations

BSBSo Pilate went out to them and asked, “What accusation are you bringing against this man?”
WEBPilate therefore went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?”
ASVPilate therefore went out unto them, and saith, What accusation bring ye against this man?
YLTPilate, therefore, went forth unto them, and said, ‘What accusation do ye bring against this man?'
DARBYPilate therefore went out to them and said, What accusation do ye bring against this man?
BBESo Pilate came out to them and put the question: What have you to say against this man?
WebsterPilate then went out to them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?

What does John 18:29 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 18:29-32
29-32. Pilate went out to them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?--State your charge.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 29 Pilate then went out - This was an act of condescension; but, as the Romans had confirmed to the Jews the free use of all their rites and ceremonies, the governor could not do less than comply with them in this matter. He went out to them, that they might not be obliged to come into the hall, and thus run the risk of being defiled.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 18:28-32

It was unjust to put one to death who had done so much good, therefore the Jews were willing to save themselves from reproach. Many fear the scandal of an ill thing, more than the sin of it. Christ had said he should be delivered to the Gentiles, and they should put him to death; hereby that saying was fulfilled. He had said that he should be crucified, lifted up. If the Jews had judged him by their law, he had been…

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John 18:29 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἐξῆλθενexēlthenWentG1831
οὖνounthereforeG3767
ὁho<the>G3588
ΠιλᾶτοςPilatosPilateG4091
ἔξωexōoutG1854
πρὸςprostoG4314
αὐτοὺςautousthemG846
καὶkaiandG2532
φησίν·phēsinsaid;G5346
τίναtinaWhatG5101
κατηγορίανkatēgorianaccusationG2724
φέρετεpheretebring youG5342
κατὰkataagainstG2596
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ἀνθρώπουanthrōpoumanG444
τούτου;¶toutouthis?G3778

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Cross references for John 18:29

  • Mark 15:2-5

    And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it. And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing. And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee. But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.

  • Matthew 27:23

    And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

  • Matthew 27:11-14

    And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

  • Luke 23:2-3

    And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King. And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.

  • Acts 23:28-30

    And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council: Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds. And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.

  • Acts 25:16

    To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.

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Mt 27:23; Ac 23:28-30; 25:16

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Context

  • John 18:28

    Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.

  • John 18:29

    Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?

  • John 18:30

    They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.

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John 18:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces salió Pilato á ellos fuera, y dijo: ¿Qué acusación traéis contra este hombre?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Pilate donc sortit vers eux, et dit: Quelle accusation portez-vous contre cet homme?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Pilatus ging nun zu ihnen hinaus und sprach: Welche Anklage bringet ihr wider diesen Menschen?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Exivit ergo Pilatus ad eos foras, et dixit: Quam accusationem affertis adversus hominem hunc?