The chief priests of the Jews then said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but ‘This man said, I am King of the Jews.’” Pilate answered, “What I have written I have written.” John 19:21, 22 Lord for some reason these verses touched me to the core of my soul. It […]
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Many of the Jews read this title, (“Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews”) for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek. John 19:20 Lord, we know today it was Your plan to redeem us. Pilot had no choice but […]
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So they took Jesus, and He went out, bearing His own cross, to the place called the place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha. There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them. John 19:17, 18 “He came unto His own and His own […]
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They (crowd) cried out, “Away with Him, (Jesus) away with Him, crucify Him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.” Then he handed Him over to them to be crucified. John 19:15, 16. Lord, it would have been very hard to be Pilate. […]
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Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about the sixth hour. Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!” John 19:14 Pilate finally gave up trying to save You, Lord. He finally could do nothing more to save You and took You out to the Jews that were waiting. […]
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When Pilate heard these words, (everyone who makes himself a king sets himself against Caesar) he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Pavement, and in Hebrew Gabbatha. John 19:13 What was Pilate to do. The crowd thought entirely different than he did. I wonder if he […]
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Upon this Pilate sought to release Him (Jesus) but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend; every one who makes himself a king sets himself against Caesar.” John 19:12 Lord, no matter what Pilate said or did he could not save You. We see once again in this […]
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