John 19:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;”
John 19:8 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 19:810 words
ℹGreek 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.
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…
but he was more afraid, lest he should slay the Son of God
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