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Pontius Pilate was the Roman governor of Judea who condemned Jesus Christ to crucifixion. Use for questions related to the man's actions in the Bible.

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1Tim 6:13: "I charge you before God who gives life to all things and Christ Jesus who made his good confession before Pontius Pilate," What does “the good confession” (καλὴν ὁμολογίαν) ...
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Was Pilate the governor of Jerusalem? If so, what was the office of Herod? The scripture I was using is Luke 23:1-12.
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John 19:8-9 NKJV - Therefore, when Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid, and went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus gave him no answer. The ...
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John 19:14-15 NIV 14 It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon. “Here is your king,” Pilate said to the Jews. 15 But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!”. ...
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Pilate placed a plaque at the top of the cross that said: “Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews.” The place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the tablet was written in Hebrew, Latin, ...
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John 19:19-22 KJV 19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was Jesus Of Nazareth The King Of The Jews. 20 This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus ...
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Why was Pilate’s statement, “What is truth?” (18:38) included in John’s Gospel? In John 21:25 John wrote that Jesus did much more than what was recorded in his Gospel. Thus, John was selective in ...
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At John 18:37, Jesus is speaking to Pontius Pilate and says “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.” ...
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11 And Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate. 12 And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other ...
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I found this verse odd Luke 23:12 (ESV) 12 And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before this they had been at enmity with each other. Why would the impending death ...
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Pilate addressed Jesus using at least the three appellations: "the Man," "Christ," and "King." Here are the relevant passages (there are others): Matthew 27:17b: “[...
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In Matthew 27:17 & 22, Pilate makes the statement "Jesus called the Christ". The Greek word for "called" used here is legomenon, which according to Strong's #3004 means "...
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John 19:5 English Standard Version So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold the man!” Was Pilate alluding to Jesus being the Son of Man? Luke ...
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Why did Pilate refer to the fact that Jesus was called (by some) Christ/Messiah during his debate with the Sanhedrin...given that Pilate knew it was envy that motivated their accusations against Jesus ...
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They tried to stone Jesus in John 8: 57 “You are not yet fifty years old,” they said to him, “and you have seen Abraham!” 58“Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” ...
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