John 18:29
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Pilate therefore went out to them, and said: What accusation bring you against this man?

What.

Matthew 27:23 The governor said to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying: Let him be crucified.

Acts 23:28-30 And meaning to know the cause which they objected unto him, I brought him forth into their council. . . .

Acts 25:16 To whom I answered: it is not the custom of the Romans to condemn any man, before that he who is accused have his accusers present and have liberty to make his answer, to clear himself of the things laid to his charge.

Context
Jesus Before Pilate
28Then they led Jesus from Caiphas to the governor's hall. And it was morning: and they went not into the hall, that they might not be defiled, but that they might eat the pasch. 29Pilate therefore went out to them, and said: What accusation bring you against this man? 30They answered and said to him: If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to thee.…
Cross References
Matthew 27:11
And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? Jesus saith to him: Thou sayest it.

Mark 15:2
And Pilate asked him: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, saith to him: Thou sayest it.

Luke 23:2
And they began to accuse him, saying: We have found this man perverting our nation and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar and saying that he is Christ the king.

Luke 23:3
And Pilate asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, said: Thou sayest it.

John 18:30
They answered and said to him: If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to thee.

John 18:33
Pilate therefore went into the hall again and called Jesus and said to him: Art thou the king of the Jews?

Acts 4:27
For of a truth there assembled together in this city against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel,

Lexicon
So
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

Pilate
Πιλᾶτος (Pilatos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4091: Pilate. Of Latin origin; close-pressed, i.e. Firm; Pilatus, a Roman.

went
Ἐξῆλθεν (Exēlthen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1831: To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.

out
ἔξω (exō)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 1854: Without, outside. Adverb from ek; out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively.

to
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

them
αὐτοὺς (autous)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

asked,
φησίν (phēsin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 5346: To say, declare. Properly, the same as the base of phos and phaino; to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. Speak or say.

“What
Τίνα (Tina)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

accusation
κατηγορίαν (katēgorian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2724: An accusation, charge. From kategoros; a complaint, i.e. Criminal charge.

are you bringing
φέρετε (pherete)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5342: To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb.

against
κατὰ (kata)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).

this
τούτου (toutou)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

man?”
ἀνθρώπου (anthrōpou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.


Additional Translations
So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What accusation are you bringing against this man?”

Therefore Pilate went out to them and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?"

Pilate then went out to them, and said, What accusation bring you against this man?

Pilate therefore went out unto them, and saith, What accusation bring ye against this man?

Pilate therefore went out to them and said, What accusation do ye bring against this man?

Pilate therefore went out unto them, and saith, What accusation bring ye against this man?

Pilate then went out to them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?

Accordingly Pilate came out to them and inquired, "What accusation have you to bring against this man?"

Pilate therefore went out to them, and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?"

Pilate, therefore, went forth unto them, and said, 'What accusation do ye bring against this man?'
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