John 19:15
But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cesar.
Cross-references
In John 19:6, the chief priests already cried 'Crucify him!' — here they escalate by declaring loyalty to Caesar, rejecting Jesus as king.
John 18:31 shows the Jews admitting they cannot execute — so they pressure Pilate to crucify, leading to their Caesar declaration here.
John 12:13 shows the crowd hailing Jesus as king at the triumphal entry, contrasting with their rejection of him as king here.
Genesis 49:10 promises Judah's scepter until Shiloh comes — here the chief priests reject that king, swearing allegiance to Caesar instead.
Ezekiel 21:27 says the throne is ruined 'until he comes whose right it is' — the priests deny Jesus his right, but he is that rightful ruler.
Luke 23:18 records the same crowd cry 'Away with this man!' — both scenes show Israel rejecting their Messiah in favor of a substitute.
Psalm 149:2 calls Israel to rejoice in God their King — here the leaders reject their true King and claim Caesar.
Acts 7:35 shows Israel rejecting Moses as ruler, mirroring the rejection of Jesus as king in John 19:15 — a pattern of rejecting God's deliverer.
Acts 4:27 names the very groups who conspired against Jesus, including the Jewish leaders who said 'We have no king but Caesar.'
Acts 3:13 directly accuses the Jewish leaders of disowning Jesus before Pilate, referencing the rejection seen in John 19:15.
Luke 23:21 records the same repeated demand 'Crucify him,' providing a synoptic parallel to John's account.
Mark 15:18 has soldiers mockingly salute Jesus as 'King of the Jews,' echoing the rejection of his kingship in John 19:15.
Mark 11:9 shows the crowd hailing Jesus as king at the triumphal entry, starkly contrasting with their later rejection of him as king.
Matthew 27:22 records the identical crowd cry 'Let him be crucified,' offering a synoptic parallel to John's account.
Matthew 27:20 reveals the chief priests' manipulation of the crowd, which directly leads to the demand for crucifixion.
Matthew 27:17 sets up the choice between Jesus and Barabbas, providing the immediate context for the crowd's cry to crucify Jesus.
Matthew 21:5 shows Jesus hailed as King at his entry — in contrast, here the same leaders cry 'Crucify him!' and deny Him.
Zechariah 9:9 prophesies the humble King coming to Zion — the leaders here reject that King for Caesar.
Hosea 10:3 shows Israel saying 'We have no king' because they don't fear God — here they reject Jesus and claim Caesar.
Isaiah 49:7 prophesies the Servant despised by the nation — here the leaders despise Jesus and prefer Caesar.
Hosea 3:4 foretells Israel without a king — here they explicitly deny God's king and submit to Caesar.
Isaiah 53:2 describes the Servant with no majesty to attract — the leaders see no kingly splendor and reject Him.
Acts 21:36 repeats 'Away with him!' as a mob cries against Paul — the same hostile phrase reappears against a later witness for Christ.
Acts 22:22 uses 'Away with such a fellow!' — another echo of the rejection cry, now aimed at Paul for preaching to Gentiles.
Matthew 26:68 shows the mocking of Jesus as Messiah, paralleling the rejection of his kingship in the cry to crucify him.