19:5a
The Greek begins this verse with a conjunction that the Berean Standard Bible leaves implicit but some versions translate as “So.” It indicates that this action follows the action of the last verse. For example:
Then (New Living Translation (2004))
Jesus came out: The phrase came out refers to Jesus coming out of Pilate’s house to the courtyard where the Jews were gathered. In some languages it may be natural to make this explicit. If this is the case in your languages you may supply the expression you used in 18:28. For example:
Jesus came/went ⌊out of Pilate’s house⌋
wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe: Jesus still had on the crown of thorns and the purple robe. The soldiers had put these on Jesus to mock him. See how you translated crown of thorns and the purple robe in 19:2. In some languages it may be natural to translate this as a separate sentence. For example:
He was wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. (God’s Word)
19:5b
Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”: Pilate showed Jesus to the Jews, hoping that they would realize that he was not dangerous. His words may have expressed either pity or scorn for Jesus. In either case, he was implying that it was not necessary to crucify him.
them: This pronoun refers to the Jews that were gathered there to accuse Jesus.
Here is the man!: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as Here is calls attention to something, similar to “Look” in 19:4b. Here Pilate asked the Jews to look at Jesus. Because Pilate thought that Jesus was innocent, he probably wanted them to see that he was not dangerous. Here are other ways to translate this clause:
Look! Here is the man! (Good News Translation)
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Look at this man. (Yakan Back Translation)
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