John 19:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

John 19:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 19:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 19:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”’””

John 19:21 — World English Bible

John 19:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

John 19:21 — American Standard Version

John 19:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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;'”

John 19:21 — Young's Literal Translation

John 19:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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.”

John 19:21 — Darby Translation

John 19:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then saide the hie Priests of the Iewes to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Iewes, but that he sayd, I am King of the Iewes.”

John 19:21 — Geneva Bible

John 19:21 in Context — John 19

19 E Pilatos também escreveu um título, e o pôs encima da cruz, e estava [nele] escrito: JESUS NAZARENO, REI DOS JUDEUS.

20 Leram pois muitos dos Judeus este título; porque o lugar onde Jesus estava crucificado era perto da cidade; e estava escrito em hebraico, em grego, [e] em latim.

21 Diziam pois os chefes dos sacerdotes dos judeus a Pilatos: Não escrevas: Rei dos Judeus, mas que disse: Sou Rei dos Judeus.

22 Respondeu Pilatos: O que escrevi, escrevi.

23 Havendo pois os soldados crucificado a Jesus, tomaram suas roupas, e fizeram quatro partes, para cada soldado uma parte, e a túnica. E era a túnica sem costura, toda tecida desde cima [até baixo] .

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What Does John 19:21 Mean?

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