John 19 · Verse 14

John 19:14

And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
John 19:14, King James Version

John 19:14 in other translations

BSBIt was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”
WEBNow it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, at about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Behold, your King!”
ASVNow it was the Preparation of the passover: it was about the sixth hour. And he saith unto the Jews, Behold, your King!
YLTand it was the preparation of the passover, and as it were the sixth hour, and he saith to the Jews, ‘Lo, your king!'
DARBY(now it was the preparation of the passover; it was about the sixth hour;) and he says to the Jews, Behold your king!
BBE(It was the day when they made ready for the Passover; and it was about the sixth hour.) And he said to the Jews, There is your King!
WebsterAnd it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith to the Jews, Behold your King!

What does John 19:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 19:12-16

12-16. And from thenceforth--particularly this speech, which seems to have filled him with awe, and redoubled his anxiety. Pilate sought to release him--that is, to gain their consent to it, for he could have done it at once on his authority. but the Jews cried--seeing their advantage, and not slow to profit by it. If thou let this man go, thou art not Cæsar's friend, &c.--"This was equivalent to a threat of…

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 14. The preparation of the passover. Mk 15:42.

The sixth hour. Twelve o'clock. Mark says (Mk 15:25) that it was the third hour. See the difficulty explained in the Notes on that place. Mk 15:42.

(o) "it was the preparation" Mt 27:62

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 It was the preparation of the Passover - That is, the time in which they were just preparing to kill the paschal lamb. Critics differ widely concerning the time of our Lord's crucifixion; and this verse is variously understood. Some think it signifies merely the preparation of the Sabbath; and that it is called the preparation of the passover, because the preparation of the Sabbath happened that year on the eve of the Passover. Others think that the preparation of the Sabbath is distinctly spoken of in Joh 19:31, and was different from what is here mentioned. Contending nations may be more easily reconciled than contending critics. The sixth hour - Mark says, Mar 15:25, that it was the third hour. Τριτη, the third, is the reading of DL, four others, the Chron. Alex., Seuerus Antiochen., Ammonius, with others mentioned by Theophylact. Nonnus, who wrote in the fifth century, reads τριτη, the third. As in ancient times all the numbers were written in the manuscripts not at large but in numeral letters, it was easy for Γ three, to be mistaken for Ϛ six. The Codex Bezae has generally numeral letters instead of words. Bengel observes that he has found the letter Γ gamma, Three, exceedingly like the Ϛ episemon, Six, in some MSS. The major part of the best critics think that τριτη, the third, is the genuine reading. See the note on Mar 15:25. Behold your king! - This was probably intended as an irony; and, by thus turning their pretended serious apprehensions into ridicule, he hoped still to release him.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 19:1-18

Little did Pilate think with what holy regard these sufferings of Christ would, in after-ages, be thought upon and spoken of by the best and greatest of men. Our Lord Jesus came forth, willing to be exposed to their scorn. It is good for every one with faith, to behold Christ Jesus in his sufferings. Behold him, and love him; be still looking unto Jesus. Did their hatred sharpen their endeavours against him? and…

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John 19:14 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.

ἦνēnIt wasG1510
δὲdenowG1161
παρασκευὴparaskeuē[the] Day of PreparationG3904
τοῦtouof theG3588
πάσχα,paschaPassover,G3957
ὥραhōra[the] hourG5610
ἦνēnwasG1510
ὡςhōsaboutG5613
ἕκτη.hektē[the] sixth.G1623
καὶkaiAndG2532
λέγειlegeihe saysG3004
τοῖςtoisto theG3588
Ἰουδαίοις·IoudaioisJews;G2453
ἴδεideBeholdG2396
ὁhotheG3588
βασιλεὺςbasileuskingG935
ὑμῶν.humōnof you!G4771

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 19:14

  • Matthew 27:62

    Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,

  • John 19:5

    Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!

  • Mark 15:25

    And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.

  • John 19:42

    There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

  • Mark 15:33-34

    And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

  • Luke 23:54

    And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

  • John 19:3

    And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.

  • Mark 15:42

    And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

  • John 19:19-22

    And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews. Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.

  • John 19:31-32

    The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the preparation.
31,32,42; Mt 27:62; Mr 15:42; Lu 23:54
the sixth.Instead of [hektos ,] sixth, several MSS. and fathers have [tritos ,] third, as in the parallel place.
Mr 15:25,33,34
Behold.
3,5,19-22

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Context

  • John 19:13

    When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

  • John 19:14

    And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

  • John 19:15

    But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cesar.

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John 19:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y era la víspera de la Pascua, y como la hora de sexta. Entonces dijo á los Judíos: He aquí vuestro Rey.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		(or c’était la Préparation de la Pâque, c’était environ la sixième heure;) et il dit aux Juifs: Voici votre roi!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Es war aber Rüsttag des Passah; es war um die sechste Stunde. Und er spricht zu den Juden: Siehe, euer König!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Erat autem parasceve Paschæ, hora quasi sexta, et dicit Judæis: Ecce rex vester.