John 18:33

Contemporary English Version

Pilate then went back inside. He called Jesus over and asked, "Are you the king of the Jews?"

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Then Pilate went back inside the palace. He called for Jesus and asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then Pylate entred into the iudgemet hall agayne and called Iesus and sayd vnto him: arte thou the kynge of ye Iewes?

Hebrew Names Version
Pilate therefore entered again into the Praetorium, called Yeshua, and said to him, "Are you the King of the Yehudim?"

International Standard Version
So Pilate went back into the governor's headquarters,into the praetorium">[fn] summoned Jesus, and said to him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"Matthew 27:11;">[xr]

New American Standard Bible
Therefore Pilate entered the Praetorium again, and summoned Jesus and said to Him, "You are the King of the Jews?"

New Century Version
Then Pilate went back inside the palace and called Jesus to him and asked, "Are you the king of the Jews?"

Update Bible Version
Pilate therefore entered again into the Praetorium, and called Jesus, and said to him, Are you the King of the Jews?

Webster's Bible Translation
Then Pilate entered into the judgment-hall again, and called Jesus, and said to him, Art thou the King of the Jews?

English Standard Version
So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?"

World English Bible
Pilate therefore entered again into the Praetorium, called Jesus, and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Then Pilate returned into the palace, and called Jesus, and said to him, Art thou the king of the Jews?

Weymouth's New Testament
Re-entering the Praetorium, therefore, Pilate called Jesus and asked Him, "Are *you* the King of the Jews?"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor eftsoone Pilat entride in to the moot halle, and clepide Jhesu, and seide to hym, Art thou kyng of Jewis?

English Revised Version
Pilate therefore entered again into the palace, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?

Berean Standard Bible
Pilate went back into the Praetorium, summoned Jesus, and asked Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?"

Amplified Bible
So Pilate went into the Praetorium again, and called Jesus and asked Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?"

American Standard Version
Pilate therefore entered again into the Praetorium, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?

Bible in Basic English
Then Pilate went back into the Praetorium and sent for Jesus and said to him, Are you the King of the Jews?

Complete Jewish Bible
So Pilate went back into the headquarters, called Yeshua and said to him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"

Darby Translation
Pilate therefore entered again into the praetorium and called Jesus, and said to him, Thou art the king of the Jews?

Etheridge Translation
But Pilatos entered the Praetorium, and called Jeshu, and said to him, Art thou the king of the Jihudoyee ?

Murdock Translation
And Pilate went into the Praetorium, and called Jesus, and said to him: Art thou the king of the Jews?

King James Version (1611)
Then Pilate entred into the Iudgement hall againe, and called Iesus, and saide vnto him, Art thou the King of the Iewes?

New Living Translation
Then Pilate went back into his headquarters and called for Jesus to be brought to him. "Are you the king of the Jews?" he asked him.

New Life Bible
Then Pilate went back into the court room. He called for Jesus and said to Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?"

New Revised Standard
Then Pilate entered the headquarters again, summoned Jesus, and asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
So Pilate entred into the common hall againe, and called Iesus, and sayde vnto him, Art thou the king of the Iewes?

George Lamsa Translation
Pilate then entered into the praetorium, and called Jesus and said to him. Are you the King of the Jews?

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Pilate, therefore, entered again into the judgment-hall; and addressed Jesus, and said unto him - Art, thou, the king of the Jews?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Pilate therefore went into the hall again and called Jesus and said to him: Art thou the king of the Jews?

Revised Standard Version
Pilate entered the praetorium again and called Jesus, and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?"

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then Pilate entred into the iudgement hall againe, and called Iesus, and sayde vnto hym: Art thou the kyng of the Iewes?

Good News Translation
Pilate went back into the palace and called Jesus. "Are you the king of the Jews?" he asked him.

Christian Standard Bible®
Then Pilate went back into the headquarters, summoned Jesus, and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?”

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

Lexham English Bible
Then Pilate entered again into the governor's residence and summoned Jesus and said to him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"

Literal Translation
Then Pilate again went into the praetorium and called Jesus, and said to Him, Are You the King of the Jews?

Young's Literal Translation
Pilate, therefore, entered into the praetorium again, and called Jesus, and said to him, `Thou art the King of the Jews?'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then entred Pilate in to the comon hall agayne, and called Iesus, & sayde vnto him: Art thou the kynge of the Iewes?

Mace New Testament (1729)
Then Pilate entred into the Pretorium, and addressing himself to Jesus, said to him, are not you the king of the Jews?

THE MESSAGE
Pilate went back into the palace and called for Jesus. He said, "Are you the ‘King of the Jews'?"

New English Translation
So Pilate went back into the governor's residence, summoned Jesus, and asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"

New King James Version
Then Pilate entered the Praetorium again, called Jesus, and said to Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?"

Simplified Cowboy Version
Pilate walked back inside to his office and ordered Jesus brought in. "Are you the king of the Jews?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Therefore Pilate entered again into the Praetorium, and summoned Jesus and said to Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?"

Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore Pilate entered again into the Praetorium, and summoned Jesus and said to Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?"

Contextual Overview

²⁸ It was early in the morning when Jesus was taken from Caiaphas to the building where the Roman governor stayed. But the crowd waited outside. Any of them who had gone inside would have become unclean and would not be allowed to eat the Passover meal. ²⁹ Pilate came out and asked, "What charges are you bringing against this man?" ³⁰ They answered, "He is a criminal! That's why we brought him to you." ³¹ Pilate told them, "Take him and judge him by your own laws." The crowd replied, "We are not allowed to put anyone to death." ³² And so what Jesus said about his death would soon come true. ³³ Pilate then went back inside. He called Jesus over and asked, "Are you the king of the Jews?" ³⁴ Jesus answered, "Are you asking this on your own or did someone tell you about me?" ³⁵ "You know I'm not a Jew!" Pilate said. "Your own people and the chief priests brought you to me. What have you done?" ³⁶ Jesus answered, "My kingdom doesn't belong to this world. If it did, my followers would have fought to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. No, my kingdom doesn't belong to this world." ³⁷ "So you are a king," Pilate replied. "You are saying that I am a king," Jesus told him. "I was born into this world to tell about the truth. And everyone who belongs to the truth knows my voice."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

and said: John 18:37, Matthew 27:11, Mark 15:2, Luke 23:3, Luke 23:4, 1 Timothy 6:13

the king: John 1:49, John 12:13, John 12:15, John 19:3, John 19:19-22, Psalms 2:6-12, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 9:7, Jeremiah 23:5, Zephaniah 3:15, Zechariah 9:9, Luke 19:38-40, Acts 2:34-36

Reciprocal: Matthew 27:27 - common hall John 18:28 - unto John 18:39 - I release John 19:12 - thou art Acts 7:1 - Are

Cross-References

Genesis 18:16
When the three men got ready to leave, they looked down toward Sodom, and Abraham walked part of the way with them.

Genesis 18:22
The men turned and started toward Sodom. But the Lord stayed with Abraham,

Genesis 31:55
Early the next morning, Laban kissed his daughters and his grandchildren good-by, then he left to go back home.

Genesis 32:26
They kept on wrestling until the man said, "Let go of me! It's almost daylight." "You can't go until you bless me," Jacob replied.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 that was generally spread, that there was such a person to come, and was born; and by many it was thought, that Jesus was he; and particularly from the charge of the Jews against him, which though not here expressed, is elsewhere; see Luke 23:2. Wherefore Pilate was the more solicitous about the matter, on account of Caesar, and lest he should be charged with dilatoriness and negligence in this affair: some read these words not by way of question, but affirmation, "thou art the king of the Jews"; which method he might make use of, the more easily to get it out of him, whether he was or not: and to this reading, Christ's answer in the next verse seems best to agree.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Art thou the King of the Jews? - This was after they had accused him of perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, Luke 23:2-3.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 33. Art thou the king of the Jews? — St. Luke says, expressly, Luke 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.