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Then Pilate went out again, and said to them, "Behold, I bring him out to you, that you may know that I find no basis for a charge against him."
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A Roman Governor's Verdict
Commentators stress this is the second time Pilate publicly declared Jesus innocent. By bringing out the scourged Christ, Pilate hoped the crowd would see, as he did, that Jesus was no criminal. This provides powerful, non-Christian testimony to Jesus' legal and moral innocence, even as he was being condemned.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Behold, I bring him forth, etc. Pilate, after examining Jesus, had gone out and declared to the Jews that he found no fault in hi…
I bring him out to you (αγω υμιν αυτον εξω). Vividly pictures Pilate leading Jesus out of the palace before the mob in front.
19th Century
Anglican
That the third, sixth, and ninth hours (Compare to Matthew 20:3, 5) seem to have been, in common life, rough divisions of the day, corresponding to…
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Baptist
And they smote him with their hands. Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know…
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 h…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Pilate therefore went forth again When all this was done to Jesus, Pilate went again out of the judgment hall, or ho…
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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…
13th Century
Catholic
Now the Evangelist discusses the crucifixion of Christ:
First, the crucifixion itself.
Second, the death of Christ: aft…
