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He said to them the third time, "Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him."
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The Injustice of Compromise
Commentators highlight the profound inconsistency in Pilate's proposal. He declares Jesus has done no evil and is innocent of any capital crime, yet in the same breath, he offers to "chastise him"—to have him beaten. Matthew Henry notes this is an unjust act done against conscience, driven by the fear of man. It serves as a warning against making sinful compromises to please others.
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Why, what evil? (Τ γαρ κακον; ). Note this use of γαρ (explanatory and argumentative combined).
19th Century
Baptist
I will therefore chastise him, and release him. (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.) And they cried out all at once, …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said unto them the third time After Christ had been sent back to him from Herod; for he had declared before h…
Presbyterian
The fear of man brings many into this snare, so that they do an unjust thing against their consciences, rather than get into trouble. Pilate declar…
