Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Am I a Jew? (mhti egw Ioudaiov eimi). Proud and fine scorn on Pilate's part at the idea that he had a personal interest in the question. Vehement negation implied. Cf. John 4:29 for mhti in a question. The gulf between Jew and Gentile yawns wide here.
Nation (eqnov as in John 11:48-52, rather than laov, while both in John 11:50). For paredwkan see verse John 18:30.
What hast thou done? (ti epoihsas). First aorist active indicative of poiew. Blunt and curt question. "What didst thou do?" "What is thy real crime?" John's picture of this private interview between Pilate and Jesus is told with graphic power.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 18:35:
Mark 15:2
Luke 23:4
John 18:28
John 19:16
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