John 19:5

So Jesus came outside, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. ¹  Pilate ²  said to them, “Look, here is the man!” ³ 

biblegateway Joh 19:5

When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, "Here is the man!"

biblegateway Joh 19:5

Jesus then came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate *said to them, "Behold, the Man!"

biblegateway Joh 19:5

Then Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said, "Here is the man!"

biblegateway Joh 19:5

Just then Jesus came out wearing the thorn crown and purple robe. Pilate announced, "Here he is: the Man."

SABDAweb Joh 19:5

Then Jesus came out with the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, Here is the man!

bibleoremus Joh 19:5

So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, "Here is the man!"

biblegateway Joh 19:5

Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, "Behold the Man!"

biblegateway Joh 19:5

So Jesus came outside, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. ¹  Pilate ²  said to them, “Look, here is the man!” ³ 

¹ sn See the note on the purple robe in 19:2.

² tn Grk “He”; the referent (Pilate) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ sn Look, here is the man! Pilate may have meant no more than something like “Here is the accused!” or in a contemptuous way, “Here is your king!” Others have taken Pilate’s statement as intended to evoke pity from Jesus’ accusers: “Look at this poor fellow!” (Jesus would certainly not have looked very impressive after the scourging). For the author, however, Pilate’s words constituted an unconscious allusion to Zech 6:12, “Look, here is the man whose name is the Branch.” In this case Pilate (unknowingly and ironically) presented Jesus to the nation under a messianic title.