19:9a

and he went back into the Praetorium: Pilate went back into his house, into the room used as a court. See how you translated the word Praetorium in 18:28. It is implied that Jesus entered with him. For example:

He took Jesus back into the headquarters again (New Living Translation (2004))

19:9b

“Where are You from?” he asked: This question asks where Jesus came from, probably meaning, “Are you from earth or heaven?” Pilate was frightened at the thought that Jesus could be the Son of God. So he asked Jesus this question to better know if he was really from God. But you should not make that explicit in your translation. Here is another way to translate this question:

Where do you come from? (Good News Translation)

In some languages it may be more natural to translate this question as indirect speech. For example:

He asked Jesus where he was from.

19:9c

But Jesus gave no answer: The phrase gave no answer indicates that Jesus remained silent. He did not answer Pilate. For example:

But Jesus did not answer. (Good News Translation)
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But Jesus did not answer him. (New Century Version)

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