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10 and they used them to purchase the potter’s field
    as the Lord had commanded me.”

11 Jesus Is Questioned by Pilate.[a]Meanwhile, Jesus was brought into the presence of the governor, who asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus replied, “You have said so.”[b] 12 And when he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he offered no reply.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:11 For a second time (the wise men were the first to use the title, Mt 2:1-12), Jesus is called “King of the Jews,” and once again it is a pagan who gives him the title. The governor says he is convinced of the innocence of Jesus (see Deut 21:6), but he yields to the insistence of the Jewish authorities.
  2. Matthew 27:11 The members of the Sanhedrin had condemned Jesus because of his claim to be a transcendent and superhuman Messiah. Now before Pilate, they cleverly laicize the accusation, portraying Jesus as a dangerous political instigator opposed to the Roman domination. The whole trial is begun on the alleged kingship of Jesus.

10 and they used them to buy the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.”[a](A)

Jesus Before Pilate(B)

11 Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”(C)

“You have said so,” Jesus replied.

12 When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:10 See Zech. 11:12,13; Jer. 19:1-13; 32:6-9.