26 One of the servants of the high priest, a relative ofhim whose ear Peter cut off, said, “Did I not see you in the garden with Him?”
27 Peter then denied again; and aimmediately a rooster crowed.
In Pilate’s Court
28aThen they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium, and it was early morning. bBut they themselves did not go into the1 Praetorium, lest they should be defiled, but that they might eat the Passover.
29aPilate then went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this Man?”
30 They answered and said to him, “If He were not1 an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him up to you.”
31 Then Pilate said to them, “You take Him and judge Him according to your law.” Therefore the Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,”
32athat the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled which He spoke, bsignifying by what death He would die.
33aThen Pilate entered the1 Praetorium again, called Jesus, and said to Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”
34 Jesus answered him, “Are you speaking for yourself about this, or did others tell you this concerning Me?”
35 Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered You to me. What have You done?”
36aJesus answered, b“My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.”
37 Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, athat I should bear bwitness to the truth. Everyone who cis of the truth dhears My voice.”
38 Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, a“I find no fault in Him at all.
Taking the Place of Barabbas
39a“But you have a custom that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Do you therefore want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
40aThen they all cried again, saying, “Not this Man, but Barabbas!” bNow Barabbas was a robber.
John 18:28-40 For notes on the trial before Pilate, see Matthew 27:1-25. Compare Mark 15:1-15 Lu 23:1-25. The first examination was at the house of Annas (John 18:13), where an officer had smitten Jesus (John 18:22). Then Annas sent him to Caiaphas (John 18:24). Still later he was tried before the Sanhedrin (Matthew 27:1) and condemned. Then he was led from Caiaphas to Pilate's judgment hall (John 18:28). The judgment hall. The praetorium, or official hall of the Roman governor. Lest they should be defiled. These Jewish leaders, filled with the hate of Christ, and ready to secure his judicial murder by the foulest means, were yet so scrupulous that they would not enter the house of a Gentile lest "they should be defiled" (see Deuteronomy 16:4), so that they would not be able to eat the passover. The Pharisees held that contact with a Gentile, or to enter his house was a source of defilement. Hence, this deputation of the Sanhedrin waited without, and Pilate "went out unto them" to ascertain their business. Men can be very religious and yet great sinners.
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