Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'pilate' occurs 56 times in the standard works.

26 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'pilate' in the standard works and contain 46.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 12 minutes to read the entire list.

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Luke 23:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

 23:11 And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.

 23:12 And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.

 23:13 And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,




John 19:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 27:58 (2 in 1 verse)

John 19:38 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 15:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 15:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 15:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 15:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 23:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

John 18:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

John 19:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

John 19:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 0 0 0
NT 56 0 56
Matt. 9 0 9
Mark 10 0 10
Luke 12 0 12
John 21 0 21
Acts 3 0 3
1 Tim. 1 0 1
BM 0 0 0
DC 0 0 0
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 56 0 56

Luke 3:1
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

Luke 13:1
There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

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

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

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

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

Luke 23:11
And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.

Luke 23:12
And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.

Luke 23:13
And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

Luke 23:20
Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.

Luke 23:24
And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.

Luke 23:52
This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.