Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary John 19:4

"And Pilate went out again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him out to you, that ye may know that I find no crime in him." — John 19:4 (ASV)

As the soldiers brought him out to the view of the crowd, Pilate, having once more declared Jesus’ innocence, said, “Here is the man!” Pilate may have thought that the ironic spectacle of a king whose crown was thorns, whose robe a cast-off cloak, and whose status a prisoner would change their attitude. If so, he was speedily disillusioned.