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John 19:22

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Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.
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  1. Psalms 76:10Rank 1 from verse 22
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    10Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.

  2. Esther 4:16Rank 2 from verse 22
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    16Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

  3. Genesis 43:14Rank 3 from verse 22
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    14And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

  4. John 19:12Rank 4 from verse 22
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    12And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Cæsar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Cæsar.

  5. Proverbs 8:29Rank 5 from verse 22
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    29When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

  6. Psalms 65:7Rank 6 from verse 22
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    7Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.

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John 19:22

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answered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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written

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Past-tense or past-participial form of write (to set down, record, or communicate in letters or writing).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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19:19¶ And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.

19:20This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.

19:21Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

19:22Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.

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