John 19:9

Plain English Version

He went back inside and asked Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus didn’t answer him.

Cross References

Luke 23:9

So Herod asked him a lot of questions, but Jesus didn’t answer any of them.

John 18:28

It was early in the morning, and they took Jesus from Cayafas’s house to the house of the government boss in Jerusalem. His name was Pilate. It was the time of the Passover ceremony, so the Jewish leaders wouldn’t go into that house. You see, in their Jewish culture, if they went into a house that belonged to somebody that wasn’t Jewish, it was like they became dirty, and then they couldn’t eat the Passover food.

John 18:33

Pilate went back into his house, and he called Jesus to come to him. Then he asked Jesus, “Are you the big boss over the Jewish nation?”

John 18:34

Jesus said, “Did you think of that question yourself, or did somebody else tell you about me?”

John 18:37

Then Pilate said, “So it is true that you are a big boss?” Jesus said, “Yes, you said that I am a big boss, and you are right. And I was born into this world so that I can tell everyone God’s true message. If anyone really wants to know the true message, they take notice of the things I say.”

John 19:10

Pilate asked Jesus, “Why don’t you answer me? I have the power to let you go free, and I have the power to kill you.”

John 19:8

Pilate heard them say that, and he was even more frightened.

John 8:14

Jesus said, “Even if I do tell this story about myself, my story is true. You see, you don’t know where I came from, and you don’t know where I am going. But I do know where I came from, and I know where I am going.

Philippians 1:28

Some people will try to stop you living for Jesus. Don’t be frightened of those people. Stay strong for Jesus. Then you will show those people that, in the end, God will finish them, but he will save you. Yes, God will make that happen.