King James Version

John 19:12

And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “cried out” (ἐκραύγασαν) before saying here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “himself” (ἑαυτὸν) before making here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “were crying out” (ἔκραζον) before saying here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “him” (αὐτόν) before making here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἐκekAnd fromἐκpreposition — “And from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.And fromτούτουtoutouthenceforthοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “thenceforth”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.thenceforthὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΠιλᾶτοςpilatosPilateΠιλᾶτοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Pilate”, the subject formG4091Pilate.Pilateἐζήτειezēteisoughtζητέω (zēteō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “sought”, an ongoing action in the pastG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.soughtἀπολῦσαιapolusaito releaseἀπολύω (apoluō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to release”, a single actionG630I release, let go, send away, divorce, am rid; mid: I depart.This verse uses “release”.to releaseαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butἸουδαῖοιioudaioiJewsἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “Jews”, the subject formG2453Jewish.the Jewsἐκραύγασανekraugasancried outκραυγάζω (kraugazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “cried out”, a single actionG2905I cry aloud, shout, exclaim.cried outλέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingἘὰνeanIfἐάνconjunction — “If”G1437if.Ifτοῦτονtoutonthis manοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “this man”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.this manἀπολύσῃςapolusēsgoἀπολύω (apoluō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “go”, a single actionG630I release, let go, send away, divorce, am rid; mid: I depart.goοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notεἶeito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.φίλοςphilosfriendφίλοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “friend”, the subject formG5384friendly; subst: a friend, an associate.friendτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΚαίσαροςkaisarosCaesarΚαῖσαρ (kaisar)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Caesar”, the of-formG2541Caesar, a surname of the gens Iulia, which became practically synonymous with the Emperor for the time being; in the Gospels it always refers to Tiberias.Caesarπᾶςpasallπᾶςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλέαbasileakingβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “king”, the object formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.ἑαυτὸνheautonmyἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “my”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.ποιῶνpoiōnto doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.ἀντιλέγειantilegeito disputeἀντιλέγω (antilegō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to dispute”, an ongoing or repeated actionG483I speak or say in opposition, contradict (oppose, resist).τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ΚαίσαριkaisariCaesarΚαῖσαρ (kaisar)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Caesar”, the to- or for-formG2541Caesar, a surname of the gens Iulia, which became practically synonymous with the Emperor for the time being; in the Gospels it always refers to Tiberias.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἔκραζονekrazoncried outκράζω (krazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “cried out”, a single actionG2896I cry aloud, shriek.αὐτόνautonhimselfαὐτός (autos)reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, accusative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

From this [time] was Pilate seeking to release him, and the Jews were crying out, saying, 'If this one thou mayest release, thou art not a friend of Caesar; every one making himself a king, doth speak against Caesar.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Upon this Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou release this man, thou art not Cæsar’s friend: every one that maketh himself a king speaketh against Cæsar.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

At this, Pilate was seeking to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, “If you release this man, you aren’t Caesar’s friend! Everyone who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar!”

Darby Translation

From this time Pilate sought to release him; but the Jews cried out saying, If thou releasest this [man], thou art not a friend to Caesar. Every one making himself a king speaks against Caesar.

Douay-Rheims

And from henceforth Pilate sought to release him. But the Jews cried out, saying: If thou release this man, thou art not Caesar’s friend. For whosoever maketh himself a king, speaketh against Caesar.

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