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John 19:22 Cross-References

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Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.

John 19:22 (KJV)

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Pilatethe governor of Judea (MAT 27:2)

Commentary on John 19:22

Pilate answered, What I have written I have written. Pilate's terse response—ὃ γέγραφα, γέγραφα (ho gegrapha, gegrapha)—uses the perfect tense twice, indicating completed action with ongoing results. What has been written stands written. This grammatical form conveys finality and immutability.The chief priests had protested the inscription 'THE KING OF THE JEWS' (v.21), wanting it changed to 'He said, I am King of the Jews.' But Pilate refuses. Ironically, the Roman governor who condemned Jesus now becomes an unwitting instrument of divine proclamation. The cross's superscription, written in H...

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