2And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.
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Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. …
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;
And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-14)Here we have, I. A consultation held by the great Sanhedrim for the effectual prosecution of our Lord Jesus. They met early in the morning about it, and went into a grand committee, to find out ways and means to get him put to death; they lost no time, but followed their blow in good earnest, lest there should be an uproar among the people . The unwearied industry of wicked people in doing that wh…
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