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John 19:8 — King James Version← Study notes

When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;


John 19:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 19:810 words
GreekMeaning
ὍτεHote
WhenwordG3753
οὖνoun
thereforewordG3767
ἤκουσενēkousen
heardverbG191
ho
thearticleG3588
ΠιλᾶτοςPilatos
PilatenounG4091
τοῦτονtouton
thisdemonstrativeG3778
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
λόγονlogon
wordnounG3056
μᾶλλονmallon
the moreadverbG3123
ἐφοβήθηephobēthē
he was afraidverbG5399
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on John 19:8

When the chief priests therefore and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, Crucify Him, crucify Him.

Augustine · 4th century · The envy of the Jews does not subside at Christ’s disgraces; yea, rather rises

Pilate says to them, Take you Him, and crucify Him. This is the speech of a man abhorring the deed, and urging others to do a deed which he abhors himself. They had brought our, Lord indeed to him that He might be put to death by his sentence, but the very contrary was the result; the governor acquitted Him: For I find no fault in Him. He clears Him immediately from all charges: which shows that he had only permitted the former outrages, to humor the madness of the Jews. But…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Pilate saw then that it was all in vain

but he was more afraid, lest he should slay the Son of God

Bede · 8th century · It was not the law that he was afraid of, as he was a stranger
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