Now Jesus stood before the governor (ο δε Ιησους εσταθη εμπροσθεν του ηγεμονος). Here is one of the dramatic episodes of history. …

And Jesus stood before the governor. Many things are omitted by Matthew in the account of this trial, which are recorded by the other evan…

And Jesus stood before the governor — We may infer from the greater fullness with which St. John relates what passed between our Lord and …

Jesus did not look much like a king as He stood before Pilate. There was little enough of the robes of royalty about His simple apparel. Yet even i…

St. Augustine of Hippo: Matthew, having finished his digression concerning the traitor Judas, returns to the course of his narra…

For information on Pilate, see comment on vv.1–2. Pilate’s question, “Are you the king of the Jews?” presupposes the background of Lk 23:2 and Jn 1…

Now Jesus stood before the governor. Though it was a shocking exhibition, and highly incompatible with the majesty of the Son of God—to be…

And Jesus stood before the governor
Pilate who sat; for so was the custom for the judge to sit, and those that were …

Having no malice against Jesus, Pilate urged Him to clear Himself and labored to get Him discharged. The message from his wife was a warning. God h…

Above, the Evangelist recounted what Christ suffered from the Jews; here, he recounts what He suffered from the Gentiles. And he does four things:<…