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Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"
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Pilate's Hopeful Strategy
Commentators agree that Pilate, believing Jesus was innocent, was trying to secure his release. His question was a strategic appeal to the people, hoping they would choose Jesus over the wishes of the envious priests. Some scholars note that the original Greek phrasing implies Pilate had a genuine hope of an affirmative answer.
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The King of the Jews (τον βασιλεα των Ιουδαιων). That phrase from this charge sharpened the contrast between Jesus and Barabbas wh…
19th Century
Anglican
Will ye that I release unto you . . .?—The form of the question in Greek implies (as does the similar form in John 18:39) a half hope of a…
Baptist
And he therefore hoped that the people, who were not moved by the same envy, would have chosen to have Jesus set free.
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The question of Pilate implies that the crowd had asked for the release of Jesus (perhaps Jesus Barabbas?). It is possible that Pilate mistook the …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But Pilate answered them; saying Being satisfied of the innocence of Jesus, and being willing to dismiss him:
Presbyterian
They bound Christ. It is good for us often to remember the bonds of the Lord Jesus, as bound with him who was bound for us. By delivering up the Ki…
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