Then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him. And the soldiers plaited a crown of thorns, and put it on His head, and arrayed Him in a purple robe; they came up to Him saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and struck Him with their hands. Psalms 19:1 – 3 Lord it is hard to read […]

They (crowd of Jews) cried out again, “Not this man but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber. John 18:40 Lord, Pilate was trying to get out of putting You in prison or killing You. He asked the crowd who they wanted released. They said they wanted Barabbas released. They wanted You in prison. So this […]

Pilate had just told the Jews that he found no crime in Jesus. He continues, “But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover; will you have me release for you the King of the Jews?” John 18:39 Thank You Lord for men like Pilate who try and […]

Pilate said to Him, (Jesus) “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Every one who is of the truth hears My voice” Pilate said to Him, “What is […]

Pilot has asked Jesus if He was the King of the Jews. Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord or did others say it to you about Me?” Pilot answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed You over to me. What have You done?” John […]

Pilot entered the praetorium again and called Jesus and said to Him, “Are You the king of the Jews?” John 18:33 Thank You Lord for being our example. Thank You for staying true to Your mission on this earth. Thank You for taking this abuse to redeem us. It was Your mission and we thank […]

So Pilate went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” They answered him, “If this man were not an evildoer, we would not have handed Him over.” John 18:29, 30 Lord I am reminded of the scripture that says, “He came unto His own and His own received Him […]

Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the praetorium, it was early. They themselves did not enter the praetorium, so that they might not be defiled, but might eat the Passover. John 18:28 Lord this picture that is painted here is very interesting. You were taken from Caiaphas’ house to what sounds […]

One of the servants of the high priest, a kinsman of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Did I see you in the garden with Him?” Peter again denied it and at once the cock crowed. John 18:26, 27 Once again Lord, Peter was not willing to say he was with You. […]

Now Simon Peter was standing warming himself, they (officers) said to him, “Are not you also one of His (Jesus) disciples?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” John 18:25 Lord, once again Peter is asked if he is Your disciple and he denied it. Lord it is very hard to stand up for […]