Albert Barnes Commentary Matthew 27:13

"Then saith Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?" — Matthew 27:13 (ASV)

They witness against you. This means, rather, that they accused him. They were not witnesses, but accusers. These accusations were repeated and pressed. They charged him with inciting the people, teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee to Jerusalem, and inciting them to sedition (Luke 23:6).