Matthew 27 · Verse 13

Matthew 27:13

Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?
Matthew 27:13, King James Version

Matthew 27:13 in other translations

BSBThen Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?”
WEBThen Pilate said to him, “Don’t you hear how many things they testify against you?”
ASVThen saith Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?
YLTthen saith Pilate to him, ‘Dost thou not hear how many things they witness against thee?'
DARBYThen says Pilate to him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?
BBEThen says Pilate to him, Do you give no attention to what their witnesses say against you?
WebsterThen saith Pilate to him, Hearest thou not how many things they testify against thee?

What does Matthew 27:13 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 13. They witness against thee. This means, rather, that they accused him. They were not witnesses, but accusers. These accusations were repeated and pressed. They charged him with exciting the people, teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee to Jerusalem, and exciting them to sedition, Lk 23:6.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 27:11-25

Having no malice against Jesus, Pilate urged him to clear himself, and laboured to get him discharged. The message from his wife was a warning. God has many ways of giving checks to sinners, in their sinful pursuits, and it is a great mercy to have such checks from Providence, from faithful friends, and from our own consciences. O do not this abominable thing which the Lord hates! is what we may hear said to us…

Read the full comment on Matthew 27:11-25 →

Matthew 27:13 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.

ΤότεToteThenG5119
λέγειlegeisaysG3004
αὐτῷautōto HimG846
ὁho<the>G3588
Πιλᾶτος·PilatosPilate;G4091
οὐκoukNotG3756
ἀκούειςakoueisdo you hearG191
πόσαposahow many thingsG4214
σουsouYouG4771
καταμαρτυροῦσιν;katamarturousinthey witness against?G2649

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

Cross references for Matthew 27:13

  • Matthew 26:62

    And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

  • Acts 22:24

    The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.

  • John 18:35

    Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hearest.
26:62; Joh 18:35; Ac 22:24

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Matthew 27:12

    And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

  • Matthew 27:13

    Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?

  • Matthew 27:14

    And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

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Matthew 27:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Pilato entonces le dice: ¿No oyes cuántas cosas testifican contra ti?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Alors Pilate lui dit: N’entends-tu pas de combien de choses ils portent témoignage contre toi?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da spricht Pilatus zu ihm: Hörst du nicht, wie vieles sie wider dich zeugen?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Tunc dicit illi Pilatus: Non audis quanta adversum te dicunt testimonia?