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 […]

Annas then sent Him (Jesus) bound to Caiaphas the high priest. John 18:24 Lord You were innocent. They bound You as if You were a criminal. It is not a very pretty picture that I see in my mind. It is even harder for me to think about when I know You did all of […]

Jesus answered him, (the officer) “If I have spoken wrongly, bear witness to the wrong; but if I have spoken rightly, why do you strike Me?” John 18:23 Lord, it is so hard to be falsely accused. You were innocent and yet these men in power were trying to discredit You. You went through all […]