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# Connecting Statement:
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Some time has passed and it is now the sixth hour, as Pilate orders his soldiers to crucify Jesus.
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# Now
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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]])
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# the sixth hour
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"noontime"
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# Pilate said to the Jews
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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]])
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