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Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end have I been born, and to this end am I come into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Art thou a king then? (ουκουν βασιλευς ε συ; ). Compound of ουκ and ουν and is clearly ironical expecting an affirmative answer, o…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Art thou a king then? Dost thou admit the charge in any sense, or dost thou lay claim to a kingdom of any kind?

Thou s…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Are you a king then?—The sentence is both a question and an inference from the word “kingdom” of the previous verse. Ther…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they s…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

St. John Chrysostom: Pilate, wishing to rescue Him from the hatred of the Jews, protracted the trial for a long time. Then Pil…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Jesus’ answer bewildered Pilate. Without attempting to argue about an abstraction that must have seemed irrational to him, Pilate came back to the …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

You say that I am a king. Although Pilate had already learned from the previous answer that Christ claims some sort of kingdom for himself…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Pilate therefore said to him
Upon this free and full declaration of Christ, concerning his kingly office, and the na…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Are you the King of the Jews? That King of the Jews who has been so long expected? Messiah the Prince; are you he? Do you call yourself so, and wou…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Previously, the Evangelist told how Pilate examined Christ before his accusers; here, he describes how Pilate questioned him in private. …

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