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John 19:9

Weymouth NT

»What is your origin?« he asked. But Jesus gave him no answer.

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Jesus however remained silent. Again the High Priest addressed Him. »In the name of the ever-living God,« he said, »I now put you on your oath. Tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.«

Then the Governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and called together the whole battalion to make sport of Him.

So he put a number of questions to Him, but Jesus gave him no reply.

So they brought Jesus from Caiaphas's house to the Praetorium. It was the early morning, and they would not enter the Praetorium themselves for fear of defilement, and in order that they might be able to eat the Passover.

Re-entering the Praetorium, therefore, Pilate called Jesus and asked Him, »Are you the King of the Jews?«

»Do you say this of yourself, or have others told it you about me?« replied Jesus.

»So then you are a king!« rejoined Pilate. »Yes,« said Jesus, »you say truly that I am a king. For this purpose I was born, and for this purpose I have come into the world–to give testimony for the truth. Every one who is a friend of the truth listens to my voice.«

»Do you refuse to speak even to me?« asked Pilate; »do you not know that I have it in my power either to release you or to crucify you?«

More alarmed than ever, Pilate no sooner heard these words than he re-entered the Praetorium and began to question Jesus.

»Even if I am giving testimony about myself,« replied Jesus, »my testimony is true; for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you know neither of these two things.

Never for a moment quail before your antagonists. Your fearlessness will be to them a sure token of impending destruction, but to you it will be a sure token of your salvation–a token coming from God.




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