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Luke 23:3

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And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.
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  1. 1 Timothy 6:13Rank 1 from verse 3
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    13I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;

  2. John 1:49Rank 2 from verse 3
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    49Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.

  3. Luke 1:32–33Rank 3 from verse 3
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    32He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

    33And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

  4. Luke 22:70Rank 4 from verse 3
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    70Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.

  5. Mark 15:2Rank 5 from verse 3
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    2And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.

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Luke 23:3

COMBINED MEANING

art

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1. The second-person singular present form of be: are, when one person is addressed. 2. Skill, craft, or skilled workmanship used to make or prepare something.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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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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sayest

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Second-person singular present form of say. To speak, declare, tell, or express.

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23:1AND the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.

23:2And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cæsar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.

23:3And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.

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23:4Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.

23:5And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.

23:6When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilæan.

23:7And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.

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