John 19:14 “It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour.…”

John 19:14

It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, at about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Behold, your King!”

American Standard Version

Now it was the Preparation of the passover: it was about the sixth hour. And he saith unto the Jews, Behold, your King!

Geneva Bible 1599

And it was the Preparation of the Passeouer, and about the sixt houre: and hee sayde vnto the Iewes, Beholde your King.

Darby Translation

(now it was [the] preparation of the passover; it was about the sixth hour;) and he says to the Jews, Behold your king!

Young's Literal Translation

and it was the preparation of the passover, and as it were the sixth hour, and he saith to the Jews, 'Lo, your king!'

Bible in Basic English

(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!

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Cross references

“the preparation”

Matthew 27:62 John 19:42 Mark 15:42 Luke 23:54 John 19:31 John 19:32

Matthew 27:62 · BSB

The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.

John 19:42 · BSB

And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.

Mark 15:42 · BSB

Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

Luke 23:54 · BSB

It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning.

John 19:31 · BSB

It 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.

John 19:32 · BSB

So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and those of the other.

“the sixth”

Mark 15:25 Mark 15:33 Mark 15:34

Mark 15:25 · BSB

It was the third hour when they crucified Him.

Mark 15:33 · BSB

From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.

Mark 15:34 · BSB

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?”

“Behold”

John 19:5 John 19:3 John 19:19–22

John 19:5 · BSB

When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”

John 19:3 · BSB

And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.

John 19:19–22 · BSB

Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement, which in Hebrew is Gabbatha.

15At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.

Read John 19