3And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.
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I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;
Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.
And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-12)Our Lord Jesus was condemned as a blasphemer in the spiritual court, but it was the most impotent malice that could be that this court was actuated by; for, when they had condemned him, they knew they could not put him to death , and therefore took another course. I. They accused him before Pilate. The whole multitude of them arose , when they saw they could go no further with him in their court,…
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