He was the more afraid (μαλλον εφοβηθη). First aorist passive indicative of φοβεομα. He was already afraid because of his wife's m…

When Pilate therefore heard that saying. That they had accused him of blasphemy. As this was not the charge on which they had arraigned hi…

When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid.—That is, as the verses that follow show, he was the more…

The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. When Pilate therefore heard that …

St. Augustine of Hippo: The envy of the Jews did not subside at Christ’s disgrace; instead, it grew. When the chief priests and …

To the Jews, Jesus’ claim was the height of sacrilege. For Pilate, however, it had a different meaning. In pagan mythology the Olympian deities fre…

He was the more afraid. These words may be explained in two ways. The first is that Pilate dreaded that some blame would be attributed to …

When Pilate therefore heard that saying
That Jesus had asserted himself to be the Son of God, and that the Jews had …

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…