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John 19:4
Once again Pilate came out and said to the Jews, “Look, I am bringing Him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against Him.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Pilate addresses the Jewish leaders after the mockery in 19:3, stepping outside the judgment area to speak directly to them before presenting Jesus in 19:5.
The words — ἐξῆλθεν (exēlthen) means "went out" and ἔξω (exō) means "outside," noting Pilate's physical exit from the inner court. πάλιν (palin) translates as "again," marking this as a second public appearance before the crowd.
The thread — Pilate’s assertion of finding no legal grounds against Jesus matches his earlier remark in John 18:38 and parallels the identical declaration in Luke 23:4.
Why it lands — The verse records Pilate's explicit statement that he cannot justify a charge against Jesus, establishing the factual absence of legal cause before the crowd's demand in 19:6.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.
Cross-references
- John 18:38 “What is truth?” Pilate asked. And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, “I find no basis for a charge against Him.
- John 19:6 As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.”
- Luke 23:4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”
- Luke 23:47 When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
- 1 Peter 2:22 “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
- Matthew 27:4 “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”
- Matthew 27:19 While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”
- Matthew 27:24 When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”
- Matthew 27:54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
- Luke 23:41 We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”