John 19:10

The Passion Translation

Perplexed, Pilate said, “Are you going to play deaf? Don’t you know that I have the power to grant you your freedom or nail you to a tree?”

Cross References

John 18:39

Now, you do know that we have a custom that I release one prisoner every year at Passover—shall I release your king—the king of the Jews?”

Daniel 5:19

God made him so great that people everywhere—people from every nation, tribe, and language group—trembled with fear and dread of him. He killed or spared whomever he pleased, and he exalted or humbled whomever he wished.

John 19:9

So he took Jesus back inside and said to him, “Where have you come from?” But once again, silence filled the room.

John 19:11

Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me at all, unless it was given to you from above. This is why the one who betrayed me is guilty of an even greater sin.”