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John 19:15-17
International Children’s Bible
John 19:15-17
International Children’s Bible
15 They shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Kill him on a cross!”
Pilate asked them, “Do you want me to kill your king on a cross?”
The leading priests answered, “The only king we have is Caesar!”
16 So Pilate gave Jesus to them to be killed on a cross.
Jesus Is Killed on a Cross
The soldiers took charge of Jesus. 17 Carrying his own cross, Jesus went out to a place called The Place of the Skull. (In the Jewish language[a] this place is called Golgotha.)
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- 19:13, 17 Jewish language Aramaic, the language of the Jews in the first century.
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