Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Matthew 27:2 Delivered him to Pontius Pilate. The first mention of the Roman procurator by that name. He was both military and civil commander, usually dwelt at Caesarea, but came up to Jerusalem at the passover feasts to preserve order. The Sanhedrin could not put Jesus to death, as the Roman rulers demanded that all cases of capital punishment be referred to them. The governor. The whole province of which Judea was a part was called Syria, and was ruled by a "proconsul". The divisions of one of the great proconsulships were ruled by "procurators", translated "governors". Pontius Pilate, Felix (Acts 23:24) and Festus (Acts 25:1) are examples of the latter.
Other People's Commentary (NT) entries containing Matthew 27:2:
Matthew 27:2
Mark 15:1-20
Luke 23:1-25
John 18:28-40
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