33Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?
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And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it. …
And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.
For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, …
And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 28-40)We have here an account of Christ’s arraignment before Pilate, the Roman governor, in the praetorium (a Latin word made Greek), the praetor’s house, or hall of judgment ; thither they hurried him, to get him condemned in the Roman court, and executed by the Roman power. Being resolved on his death, they took this course, 1. That he might be put to death the more legally and regularly, according to…
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