# Connecting Statement:

Some time has passed and it is now the sixth hour, as Pilate orders his soldiers to crucify Jesus.

# Now

This word marks a stop in the story. Here John provides information about the upcoming Passover and the time of day. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-background]])

# the sixth hour

"noontime"

# Pilate said to the Jews

Here "Jews" is a synecdoche that refers to the Jewish leaders who opposed Jesus. Alternate translation: "Pilate said to the Jewish leaders" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])