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Jesus and Pilate

11 Then[a] Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him,[b] “Are you the king[c] of the Jews?” Jesus[d] said, “You say so.”[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:11 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  2. Matthew 27:11 tn Grk “asked him, saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
  3. Matthew 27:11 snAre you the king of the Jews?” Pilate was interested in this charge because of its political implications of sedition against Rome.
  4. Matthew 27:11 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
  5. Matthew 27:11 sn The reply “You say so” is somewhat enigmatic, like Jesus’ earlier reply to the Jewish leadership in 26:64.