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05/27 - GospeL Verses
11 - Jesus stood before the Roman governor, Pilate. And Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You have said so.” {Not me.} 12 But as he was being accused by the chief priests and elders, Jesus gave no answer. 13 Then Pilate said to him, “Do you hear how many things they accuse you of?” 14 But he gave no answer to any charge, and the governor was greatly amazed.
15 Now at the Passover feast he was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner whomever they might want. 16 And they had then a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. 17 So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you? Barabbas? Or this Jesus who is called Christ?” 18 For he knew it was out of envy the leaders had brought him to him.
While he was sitting at the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, because I have suffered much over him today in a dream.” 20 Meanwhile the leaders, the chief priests and elders, had persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas, and have Jesus executed.
21 The governor again said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” And they said, “Barabbas!” 22 Pilate said, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They called out, “Let him be crucified!” 23 And he said, “Why? What evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him!”
24 When Pilate saw his words were going nowhere, and that a mob was forming {mob mentality, instigated and maneuvered} and a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, and said, “I am innocent of this man's blood! See to it yourselves.” 25 And all the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!” {Elsewhere it says judgment comes but no one is to try to aid it! But it’s a positive bet the spiritual adversary - seditious “angelos” will, also (apparently) having the ability to think and reason thus having some power of choice - of which “free will” is an exagerration of, including concerning anyone’s time of coming to the Truth. I.e, both angelkind and mankind have at least some power of choice, it being an offshoot of being able to think and reason. God’s ‘wrath’ is cause and effect, for all - as in “his blood be upon us”. Greek orge/passion/‘wrath’. God’s passion is Truth! Cause and effect, as opposed to creation being some sort of ant farm.. Surely(?) before doing any act of creation, he could see all possibilities and potentials.. And has done and does all as he has, and does, in order to bring about the best possible final outcome and CREATION. He “is Perfect” (and is Life. Surely? And no option to stray in Eden, would be that ant farm. So this contrast, this slow gehenna fade we call entropy, a crucible and a process that “does not quit”. So “God is savior of all” (1Tim.4:10) and the remedy, strong enough to appease eveRy conscience - for imperfection is an abyss of potential - was “built in from the foundation/beginning” and the Son so close to the Father, both administer God’s Spirit/Presence (same as will “seal” and saturate all mankind, angelkind and creation) the Son is the one main building bLock.} 26 Then Pilate released to them Barabbas, and having Jesus flogged, he then delivered him to be crucified.
And John’s account, Jn.19:1 - Then Pilate took Jesus and had him scourged. 2 And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. And they put a purple robe on him, 3 and were saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapped and struck him. 4 Pilate went out again and said to the crowd, “See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I find no guilt in him.” 5 So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, having been flogged and beaten. And Pilate said to them, “Behold the man!” 6 When the leaders, the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate said, “Take him yourselves! And crucify him! For I find no guilt in him.”
7 They answered him, “We have a law, and according to it he ought to die because he has made himself the Son of God.” 8 Now when Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid. {For the Roman emperor was to be thought of as ‘god’ and no other humans. {All nations had faint ancient memory of a promise of “a Son” (so part divine, and part human) as deliverer and savior - the promise given in Eden. Also memories of Eve “mother of all” and of the flood. Pre-flood having been a time of hands off.. I think even cannibaalism was rampant, now they await resurrection into GWT judgment ‘day’ (of kolasis/korrection, all range of, but inner). To claim godhood in the Roman empire was punishable by death and execution.}
9 Pilate entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave him no answer. 10 So Pilate said to him, “Will you not speak? Do you not know that I have authority to release you, and authority to crucify you?”11 Jesus said, “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given to you from above. Therefore he who delivered me over to you has the greater sin.”
12 From then on Pilate sought to release him, but they cried out all the more, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar's friend! Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar!” 13 So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic called Gabbatha..
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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 27:27-38
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