John 19:21

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John 19:21

Parallel Verses

Twentieth Century New Testament

The Jewish Chief Priests said to Pilate: "Do not write 'The King of the Jews', but write what the man said--'I am the King of the Jews.'"

New American Standard Bible

So the chief priests of the Jews were saying to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews’; but that He said, ‘I am King of the Jews.’”

King James Version

Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

Holman Bible

So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Don’t write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’”

International Standard Version

Then the Jewish high priests told Pilate, "Don't write, "The King of the Jews,' but that this fellow said, "I am the King of the Jews.'"

A Conservative Version

Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not write, The king of the Jews, but, That man said I am king of the Jews.

American Standard Version

The chief priests of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

Amplified

Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews’; but, ‘He said, “I am King of the Jews.”’”

An Understandable Version

But the Jewish leading priests said to Pilate, "Do not write 'The King of the Jews,' but 'He said, I am the King of the Jews.'"

Anderson New Testament

Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pi late: Write not, The king of the Jews; but, that he said, I am the king of the Jews.

Bible in Basic English

Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not put, The King of the Jews, but, He said, I am the King of the Jews.

Common New Testament

The chief priests of the Jews then said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but, 'This man said, I am King of the Jews.'"

Daniel Mace New Testament

thereupon the chief priests of the Jews went to Pilate, saying, don't write, "The king of the Jews;" but that he said, I am king of the Jews.

Darby Translation

The chief priests of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, Do not write, The king of the Jews, but that he said, I am king of the Jews.

Godbey New Testament

Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Write not, King of the Jews; but that He said, I am the King of the Jews.

Goodspeed New Testament

So the Jewish high priests said to Pilate, "Do not write 'The king of the Jews,' but write 'He said, I am the king of the Jews.' "

John Wesley New Testament

Then said the chief priests to Pilate, Write not, the king of the Jews; but that he said, I am the king of the Jews.

Julia Smith Translation

Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

King James 2000

Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write 'The king of the Jews,' but, 'He said, I am king of the Jews.'"

Modern King James verseion

Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not write, the king of the Jews, but that he said, I am king of the Jews.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then said the high priests of the Jews to Pilate, "Write not, 'King of the Jews,' but that 'He said, I am King of the Jews.'"

Moffatt New Testament

So the Jewish high priests said to Pilate, "Do not write, THE KING OF THE JEWS; write, HE SAID I AM THE KING OF THE JEWS."

Montgomery New Testament

So the high priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write 'King of the Jews,' but 'He said, I am King of the Jews.'"

NET Bible

Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The king of the Jews,' but rather, 'This man said, I am king of the Jews.'"

New Heart English Bible

The chief priests of the Jewish people therefore said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but, 'he said, I am King of the Jews.'"

Noyes New Testament

Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Write not, The king of the Jews; but that he said, I am king of the Jews.

Sawyer New Testament

Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews, but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

The Emphasized Bible

The High-priests of the Jews, therefore, were saying unto Pilate - Do not be writing, The King of the Jews; but that, he, said: King of the Jews, I am.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

The chief priests of the Jews then said to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

Webster

Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

Weymouth New Testament

This led the Jewish High Priests to remonstrate with Pilate. "You should not write 'The King of the Jews,'" they said, "but that he claimed to be King of the Jews."

Williams New Testament

So the high priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "You must not write, 'The king of the Jews,' but write, 'He said, I am the king of the Jews.'"

World English Bible

The chief priests of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, "Don't write, 'The King of the Jews,' but, 'he said, I am King of the Jews.'"

Worrell New Testament

The high priests of the Jews, therefore, said to Pilate, "Write not, 'The King of the Jews,' but that He said, I am King of the Jews."

Worsley New Testament

And the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Write not "The king of the Jews," but that "He said, I am king of the Jews."

Youngs Literal Translation

The chief priests of the Jews said, therefore, to Pilate, 'Write not -- The king of the Jews, but that one said, I am king of the Jews;'

Themes

death » Scenes of » Death of jesus

Indictments » Instances of » Jesus, under two charges » The second, of treason

Jesus Christ » History of » Crucified (just outside jerusalem)

Topics

Writing On Objects

Called Himself The Christ

Christ Is King Of Israel

The Chief Priests Condemning Christ

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

Then

G3767

οὖν
Oun

therefore, then, so, and, now, wherefore, but, not tr,

Usage: 417

said

G3004
G2036

λέγω
Lego
ἔπω
Epo

say, speak, call, tell,
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say

Usage: 1045
Usage: 824

the chief priests

G749

ἀρχιερεύς
Archiereus

chief priest, high priest, chief of the priest

Usage: 118

of the Jews

G2453
G2453

Ἰουδαῖος
Ioudaios
Ἰουδαῖος
Ioudaios

Jew, of Judea, Jewess
Jew, of Judea, Jewess

Usage: 190
Usage: 190

to Pilate

G4091

Πιλάτος
Pilatos

Pilate

Usage: 55

Write

G1125

γράφω
Grapho

write, writing, describe, vr write

Usage: 149

not

G3361

μή
me

not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,

Usage: 493

The King

G935

βασιλεύς
Basileus

king, King , King , King

Usage: 99

but

G235

ἀλλά
Alla

but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,

Usage: 461

that

G3754

ὅτι
Hoti

that, for, because, how that, how,

Usage: 764

G1565

ἐκεῖνος
Ekeinos

that, those, he, the same, they,

Usage: 148

I am

G1510

εἰμί
Eimi

I am , am, it is I , be, I was , have been, not tr

Usage: 72

King

G935

βασιλεύς
Basileus

king, King , King , King

Usage: 99

Word Count of 37 Translations in John 19:21

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 2460
John Rank: 289
4 Topics
3 Themes
2 Cross References
1 Reading
Interlinear
4 Phrases
2 Names

Context Readings

²⁰ These words were read by many of the Jews, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and they were written in Hebrew, Latin and Greek. ²¹ The Jewish Chief Priests said to Pilate: "Do not write 'The King of the Jews', but write what the man said--'I am the King of the Jews.'" ²² But Pilate answered: "What I have written, I have written."