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John 19:22 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for John 19:22 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting John chapter 19 verse 22 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.”
John 19:22 (KJV)
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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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Cross-References for John 19:22
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“Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.”
“that he may release to you your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved of my children”
“Go”
“that the waters should not violate his commandment”
“Pilate was seeking to release him”
“the roaring of their waves”