Jesus Before Pilate
28 Matt. 27:2;Mark 15:1;Luke 23:1Then they led Jesus ver. 24from the house of Caiaphas to ver. 33;ch. 19:9;See Matt. 27:27the governor’s headquarters.18:28 Greek the praetorium It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor’s headquarters, Acts 10:28;11:3;[ch. 11:55] so that they would not be defiled, [ch. 19:14]but could eat the Passover. 29 For ver. 29-38, see Matt. 27:11-14;Mark 15:2-5;Luke 23:2,3So Pilate went outside to them and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?" 30 They answered him, "If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you." 31 Pilate said to them, [ch. 19:6]"Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law." The Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death." 32 [ch. 13:18] This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken ch. 12:32,33;Matt. 20:19;26:2;Mark 10:33;Luke 18:32to show by what kind of death he was going to die.