John 18:31. Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law.
"That is your way of doing such things, but it is not a method into which we shall fall. Our law does not condemn a man before it hears the evidence against him. I am not going to be your tool, to put this man to death without hearing what is laid to his charge, and the proofs of his guilt. If you want that done, you must do it yourselves."
John 18:31. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:
"You Romans have taken from us the power of life and death, and we want him put to death." There was a clear confession that nothing short of Christ’s death would satisfy them.
John 18:31. Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law.
"That is your way of doing such things, but it is not a method into which we shall fall. Our law does not condemn a man before it hears the evidence against him. I am not going to be your tool, to put this man to death without hearing what is laid to his charge, and the proofs of his guilt. If you want that done, you must do it yourselves."
John 18:31. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:
"You Romans have taken from us the power of life and death, and we want him put to death." There was a clear confession that nothing short of Christ’s death would satisfy them.