Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above.—Pilate had twice said, with somethin…

Jesus answered, You could have no power at all against me, unless it were given to you from above: therefore he that delivered me to you has th…

St. John Chrysostom: Pilate, agitated with fear, began to examine Him again. He went back into the judgment hall and said to Je…

Jesus looked on Pilate as simply an instrument in God’s purpose. The real guilt lay with those who had delivered Jesus to Pilate in the first place…

You would have no power. Some explain this in a general sense: that nothing is done in the world except by the permi ion of God, as if Chr…

Jesus answered
With great intrepidity and courage, with freedom and boldness, as being not at all dismayed with his …

Little did Pilate think with what holy regard these sufferings of Christ would, in later ages, be considered and spoken of by the best and greatest…

1. Now the Evangelist discu es the crucifixion of Christ:

   First, the crucifixion itself.

   Second, the death of Christ: afte…