John Calvin Commentary John 18:29

"Pilate therefore went out unto them, and saith, What accusation bring ye against this man?" — John 18:29 (ASV)

Pilate therefore went out to them. This heathen is not unwilling to encourage a superstition, which he ridicules and despises; but in the main point of the case, he performs the duty of a good judge, when he orders them, if they have any accusation, to bring it forward. The priests, on the other hand, lacking sufficient authority to condemn him whom they pronounced guilty, made no other reply than that he ought to abide by their previous decision.