KJV King James Version
Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
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John 18:28
Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
WEB World English Bible
They led Jesus therefore from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. It was early, and they themselves didn’t enter into the Praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.
ASV American Standard Version
They lead Jesus therefore from Caiaphas into the Prætorium: and it was early; and they themselves entered not into the Prætorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the passover.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
They led, therefore, Jesus from Caiaphas to the praetorium, and it was early, and they themselves did not enter into the praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but that they might eat the passover;
Surrounding context — John 18
25 And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also [one] of his disciples? He denied [it], and said, I am not.
26 One of the servants of the high priest, being [his] kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?
27 Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew.
28 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
29 Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?
30 They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.
31 Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:
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ἌγουσινG71 · agōto bringοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦνG2424 · IēsousJesusἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoΚαϊάφαG2533 · KaiaphasCaiaphasεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoπραιτώριον·G4232 · praitōrionpraetoriumἦνG1510 · eimito beδὲG1161 · dethenπρωΐ.G4404 · prōiearlyκαὶG2532 · kaiandαὐτοὶG846 · autosit/s/heοὐκG3756 · ounoεἰσῆλθονG1525 · eiserchomaito enterεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoπραιτώριον,G4232 · praitōrionpraetoriumἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toμὴG3361 · mēnotμιανθῶσινG3392 · miainōto stainἀλλὰG235 · allabutφάγωσινG5315 · phageinto eatτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoπάσχα.G3957 · paschaPassover lamb
Cross-references
John 18:33Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?John 19:9And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.John 19:14And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!Mark 15:1-5And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried [him] away, and delivered [him] to Pilate.Matthew 27:27Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band [of soldiers].Matthew 27:1-10When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:Luke 23:1-5And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.John 11:55And the Jews’ passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.Acts 3:13The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let [him] go.Isaiah 1:10-15Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.Acts 10:28And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.Deuteronomy 16:2Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there.Acts 11:3Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.Micah 2:1Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.Amos 5:21-23I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.Jeremiah 7:8-11Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.John 18:39But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?Psalm 35:16With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
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