John 18:33

Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	οὖν oun	G3767	(adverbially) certainly · conjunction
Pilate	Πιλᾶτος Pilatos	G4091	close-pressed · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
entered	Εἰσῆλθεν Eisēlthen	G1525	to enter (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
into	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
hall	πραιτώριον praitōrion	G4232	the prætorium or governor's courtroom (sometimes includ… · noun — accusative singular neuter
again	πάλιν palin	G3825	(adverbially) anew · adverb
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
called	ἐφώνησεν ephōnēsen	G5455	to emit a sound (animal · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
Jesus	Ἰησοῦν Iēsoun	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — accusative singular masculine, a proper name
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
said	εἶπεν eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
him	αὐτῷ· autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
Art	εἶ eî	G1488	thou art
thou	σὺ su	G4771	thou · personal pronoun — 2nd person nominative singular
King	βασιλεὺς basileus	G935	a sovereign (abstractly · noun — nominative singular masculine, a title
Jews	Ἰουδαίων; Ioudaiōn	G2453	Judæan · noun — genitive plural masculine, a people name

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Cross-references

Luke 23:3-4 And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.
Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lo…
Matthew 27:11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest…
Mark 15:2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.
Luke 19:38-40 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
John 12:13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lo…
John 18:37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cau…
John 19:3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 18:28–end

We have here an account of Christ's arraignment before Pilate, the Roman governor, in the praetorium (a Latin word made Greek), the praetor's house, or hall of judgment; thither they hurried him, to get him condemned in the Roman court, and executed by the Roman power. Being resolved on his death, they took this course, 1. That he might be put to death the more legally and regularly, according to the present constitution of their government, since they became a province of the empire; not stoned in a popular tumult, as Stephen, but put to death with the present formalities of justice. Thus he was treated as a malefactor, being made sin for us. 2. That he might be put to death the more safely…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 18:33

Pilate . . . called Jesus, and said . . . Art thou the King of the Jews?--In Luk 23:2 they charge our Lord before Pilate with "perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to CÃ&brvbrsar, saying that He Himself is Christ a king." Perhaps this was what occasioned Pilate's question.

Adam Clarke on John 18:33

Art thou the king of the Jews? - St. Luke says, expressly, Luk 23:2, that when the Jews brought him to Pilate they began to accuse him as a rebel, who said he was king of the Jews, and forbade the people to pay tribute to Caesar. It was in consequence of this accusation that Pilate asked the question mentioned in the text.

John Gill on John 18:33

Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again,.... Where he went at first, but the Jews refusing to come in thither to him, he came out to them; and now they speaking out more plainly, that he was guilty of a crime deserving of death; as that he set up himself as a king, in opposition to Caesar, and taught the people not to pay tribute to him; he goes into the "praetorium" again, and called Jesus; beckoned, or sent for him; or ordered him to come in thither to him, that he might alone, and the more freely, converse with him; which Jesus did, paying no regard to the superstitious observances of the Jews: and said unto him, art thou the king of the Jews? This he might say, from a rumour th…

The Church Fathers

Wherein Pilate shows that the Jews had charged Him with calling Himself King of the Jews.
— Alcuin of York ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

But why was it that Pilate made the enquiry not in their presence, but apart, having gone into the judgment hall? He suspected something great respecting Him, and wished, without being troubled by the Jews, to learn all accurately.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on the Gospel of John 84

Pilate, wishing to be freed from trouble, doth not dismiss Him for a long trial, but, "Having entered in, he asked Jesus, and said, Art thou the King of the Jews?" ... Pilate had heard this saying from many, and, since the accusers had nothing to say, in order that the enquiry might not be a long one, he desires to bring forward that which was continually reported. But when he said to them, "Judge him according to your law," wishing to show that His offense was not a Jewish one, they replied, "It is not lawful for us." "He hath not sinned against our law, but the indictment is general." Pilate then, having perceived this, saith, as being (himself) likely to be endangered, "Art thou the King of the Jews?"
— John Chrysostom, Homily on the Gospel of John 83

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Dictionary and topics

Judgment hall — Gr. praitorion (John 18:28, 33; 19:9; Matt. 27:27), “common hall.” In all these passages the Revised Version renders “palace.” In Mark 15:16 the word is rendered “Praetorium” (q.v.), which is a Latin…
Pilate, Pontius — Probably connected with the Roman family of the Pontii, and called “Pilate” from the Latin pileatus, i.e., “wearing the pileus”, which was the “cap or badge of a manumitted slave,” as indicating that…
Praetorium — The Greek word (praitorion) thus rendered in Mark 15:16 is rendered “common hall” (Matt. 27:27, marg., “governor’s house”), “judgment hall,” (John 18:28, 33, marg., “Pilate’s house”, 19:9; Acts…
Courts Of Justice · Of the romans in Judea: Place of, called the hall of judgment — Of the romans in Judea: Place of, called the hall of judgment
Indictments · The second, of trea — The second, of trea
Pilate, Pontius · Tries Jesus and or — Tries Jesus and or
Pleading · Jesus — Jesus
Pretorium · Al — Al
Prisoners · Jesus — Jesus
Prophecies Respecting Christ · Fulfilled — Fulfilled

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

John 18:33

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 18:28–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 18:33

Adam Clarke on John 18:33

John Gill on John 18:33

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John 18:33

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 18:28–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 18:33

Adam Clarke on John 18:33

John Gill on John 18:33

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on John 18:33-36

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 18:33