RE: John 18:28-40; 19:16-22
The Roman Governor of Judaea, Pontius Pilate, is having a hard week. It's Passover and the local Jewish population are more riled up than usual. They bring him this Jesus fellow to have him put to death, but they won't tell him what Jesus did and they won't even come inside the Praetorium because it would make them "unclean" for Passover. So Pilate has to go back and forth between the high-priests outside the Praetorium and Jesus in his cell inside. Jesus denies being the King of the Jews and then goes into some theological stuff about preaching the truth. Despite his efforts, Pontius has to give in to the demands of the high-priests and crucify the man. Then, on top of everything, they start complaining about the sign he put up.
Oy vey!
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