John 19:15 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁵ Then they shouted out, “Take him away; take him away and crucify him!” Pilate replied to them, “Do you want me to crucify your king?” The leading priests answered, “We do not have any [other] king, except Caesar.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cæsar.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ But they shouted, Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him! Pilate said to them, Crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar!

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ They therefore cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him! Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cæsar.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ The Jewish leaders cried out, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!” Pilate responded, “What? Do you want me to crucify your king?” “We have no king except the emperor,” the chief priests answered.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ But they were crying out: "Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your king?" The high priests responded, "We have no king except Caesar."

John 19:15 Cross References

Matthew 22:17

So, tell us what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”

Luke 23:18

But the people all joined together shouting, “Take this man [i.e., Jesus] and release Barabbas to us [instead].”

John 18:31

So, Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him according to your [own] law.” [But] the Jews replied to him, “It is not permissible for us to put anyone to death.”

John 19:6

Then, when the leading priests and the [Temple] guards saw Him, they shouted out, “Crucify him, crucify him!” Pilate responded by saying, “Take him yourselves and crucify him, because I do not find him guilty of any crime.”

Acts 13:28

They asked Pilate to have Him put to death, even though they could not find any [legitimate] reason to execute Him.

Acts 21:36

for the crowds that followed were [pressing in on them] shouting, “Kill him.”

Acts 22:22

The people had listened to Paul speaking up to this point [i.e., until he said the word “Gentiles”], then they raised their voices and shouted, “Do away with such a person from the earth; it is not right for him to live.”