19:14
There is debate about the timing, both over the day and the hour. The day of preparation could mean the preparation for the Sabbath, which would make it the Friday, which would fit better with the synoptics. The hour could be based on the Roman time system, though it could just be that we are demanding a greater accuracy with time than was applied at the time. They didn’t have watches like us, and definitely not digital ones! “Behold your king!” While these words of Pilate were true in a way that he never understood, he said this in mockery of the Jews.
19:15,16a
The Jews were not to be diverted from their course, so they called out all the more for Jesus to be crucified. Pilate asked them “Shall I crucify your king?”. The Jews replied “We have no king but Caesar!”. These words were hypocritical and ironic. They detested the Roman rule, but hated Jesus even more so. They hated the Son of God, the only One who could truly save them. Man’s hatred of God leads to him making the most irrational decisions.
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