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John 19:9
and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Pilate addresses Jesus inside the Praetorium after hearing claims that intensify his fear, pressing for a geographical or ancestral origin before resuming his judicial questioning.
The words — εἰσῆλθεν (eisēlthen) literally means “he went into,” marking Pilate’s physical return to the Roman judicial headquarters. πραιτώριον (praitōrion) denotes that specific administrative building where the interrogation takes place.
The thread — Pilate’s repeated entry into the Praetorium and his probing questions mirror the pattern in John 18:33, while Jesus’ refusal to speak aligns with the mute silence described in Psalms 38:13.
Why it lands — The verse records a factual refusal to answer, asking the reader to recognize divine silence as a deliberate boundary to human inquiry rather than a theological evasion.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
Cross-references
- John 18:33 Pilate went back into the Praetorium, summoned Jesus, and asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”
- Judges 13:6 So the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. His appearance was like the angel of God, exceedingly awesome. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.
- Psalms 38:13 But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth.
- Isaiah 53:7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
- Matthew 26:63 But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”
- Matthew 27:12 And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.
- Mark 15:3 And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things.
- John 8:14 Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.
- John 9:29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”
- Acts 8:32 The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.