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Pontius

54 verses

Also known as: Pontius Pilate, Pilate

First mentioned
Matthew 27:2
Last mentioned
1 Timothy 6:13
Appears in
6 books · most in John

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  1. For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

  2. 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 cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

  3. The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.

  4. I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;

  5. When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

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  1. And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

  2. Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?

  3. Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?

  4. Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.

  5. When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

  6. He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.

  7. Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,

  8. Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.

  9. 1And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.

    2And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.

  10. 4And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.

    5But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.

  11. But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

  12. And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?

  13. 14Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.

    15And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

  14. 43Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

    44And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.

  15. Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

  16. There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

  17. And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.

  18. 3And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.

    4Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.

  19. When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.

  20. And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.