John 19:22

Pilate answered, What I have written, I have written.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.

In Context

21Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Write not, The king of the Jews; but that he said, I am king of the Jews.

23Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part, and also his coat. Now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

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Cross References

Psalms 65:7Thou stillest the roar of the sea, The roar of its waves, And the tumult of the nations.

Proverbs 8:29When he gave to the sea its bounds, that the waters should not pass their border; When he marked out the foundations of the earth,—

Matthew Henry on John 19:20-31

The Inscription on the Cross; The Crucifixion. 19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. 20 This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. 21 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews. 22 Pilate answered, What I have written I have written. 23 Then the… Read the whole commentary →

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