Joh 19:13 | HCSB | STEP | When Pilate heard these words , he brought Jesus outside . He sat down on the judge’s bench in a place called the Stone Pavement ( but in Hebrew Gabbatha ).

John 19:13

13 When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus outside. He sat down on the judge’s bench in a place called the Stone Pavement (but in ^{▼▼Hebrew: Or Aramaic; the translation of this word is debated since some claim Aramaic was commonly spoken in Palestine during NT times. More recently others claim that Hebrew was the spoken language.}Hebrew Gabbatha).