The commander told him he could, so Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. When they quieted down, he began to speak to them in the Hebrew language.
When Pilate heard that, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge’s seat at a place called the Stone Walkway. (In the Hebrew language it was called Gabbatha.)
It’s surrounded by five rows of columns that have a roof over them. A great number of people who were disabled used to lie down by that pool. These included people who were blind, who couldn’t walk, and who could hardly move.