SEV Biblia, Chapter 27:11
¶ Y Jess estuvo delante del gobernador; y el gobernador le pregunt, diciendo: ¿Eres t el Rey de los judíos? Y Jess le dijo: T lo dices.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Matthew 27:11
Verse 11. Before the governor] My old MS. English Bible translates hghmwn Meyr cheef justyse, Presedent. Art thou the King of the Jews?] The Jews had undoubtedly delivered him to Pilate as one who was rising up against the imperial authority, and assuming the regal office. See on Matthew xxvii. 2.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 11. And Jesus stood before the governor , etc.] Pilate who sat; for so was the custom for the judge to sit, and those that were judged, to stand, especially whilst witness was bore against them f1647 . Says R. Bo, in the name of Rab Hona, the witnesses ought to stand whilst they bear witness. Says R. Jeremiah, in the name of R.
Abhu, also ydmw[ twyhl kyrx ynwdynh , those that are judged ought to stand, whilst they receive their witness.
And again f1648 , how do they judge? the judges sit, ydmw[ ynwdynhw , and they that are judged stand.
Think what a sight was here, the eternal Son of God in human nature, the Lord of life and glory, the Prince of the kings of the earth, standing before an Heathen governor! he before whom Pilate must stand, and even all men, small and great, another day; all must appear, and stand before the judgment seat of Christ; he himself stands at the bar of men! the reason of this was, because he stood in the legal place, and stead of his people: he became their substitute from everlasting, was made under the law in time, and was subject to its precept, and its penalty: and though he had no crimes of his own to answer for, he had the sins of his people on him; on account of which he stood before the governor, to receive the sentence of condemnation on himself; that so sin being condemned in his flesh, the whole righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in them: he stood here, that they might stand before God, and at the throne of his grace with boldness and intrepidity; a new, and living way to it being opened for them, through his blood and sacrifice; and that they might stand before him, the judge of all the earth, with confidence, and not be ashamed at his coming. And the governor asked him, saying, art thou the king of the Jews ? for the Jews had suggested to Pilate, that Jesus had given out that he was Christ a king; and he being Caesars procurator, it became him strictly to inquire into this matter, lest there should be any encroachment made on his masters dignity, authority, and dominions, and he himself should suffer blame; wherefore, he does not ask Jesus, whether he said he was the king of the Jews, or others said so of him, but whether he was their king: he knew he was not in fact; but his question was, whether he was so in right; or if he thought he was, what claim he made, and what he did to support it: and Jesus said unto him; thou sayest ; which is all one as if he had said, I am; (see Matthew 26:25,64), compared with ( Mark 14:62), and that this was the sense of his answer is clear from ( John 18:36,37), though, at the same time, he let him know that his kingdom was not of this world; that he was not a temporal king, nor did he lay any claim to any earthly dominions; and therefore neither he, nor his master Caesar, had anything to fear from him: he was only a king in a spiritual sense, over the Israel of God; such as received him, as the Messiah, and believed in his name.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 11-25 - Having no malice against Jesus, Pilate urged him to clear himself, an laboured to get him discharged. The message from his wife was warning. God has many ways of giving checks to sinners, in their sinfu pursuits, and it is a great mercy to have such checks from Providence from faithful friends, and from our own consciences. O do not thi abominable thing which the Lord hates! is what we may hear said to us when we are entering into temptation, if we will but regard it. Being overruled by the priests, the people made choice of Barabbas Multitudes who choose the world, rather than God, for their ruler an portion, thus choose their own delusions. The Jews were so bent upo the death of Christ, that Pilate thought it would be dangerous to refuse. And this struggle shows the power of conscience even on the worst men. Yet all was so ordered to make it evident that Chris suffered for no fault of his own, but for the sins of his people. Ho vain for Pilate to expect to free himself from the guilt of the innocent blood of a righteous person, whom he was by his office boun to protect! The Jews' curse upon themselves has been awfully answere in the sufferings of their nation. None could bear the sin of others except Him that had no sin of his own to answer for. And are we not all concerned? Is not Barabbas preferred to Jesus, when sinners rejec salvation that they may retain their darling sins, which rob God of his glory, and murder their souls? The blood of Christ is now upon us for good, through mercy, by the Jews' rejection of it. O let us flee to it for refuge!
Greek Textus Receptus
ο 3588 T-NSM δε 1161 CONJ ιησους 2424 N-NSM εστη 2476 5627 V-2AAI-3S εμπροσθεν 1715 PREP του 3588 T-GSM ηγεμονος 2232 N-GSM και 2532 CONJ επηρωτησεν 1905 5656 V-AAI-3S αυτον 846 P-ASM ο 3588 T-NSM ηγεμων 2232 N-NSM λεγων 3004 5723 V-PAP-NSM συ 4771 P-2NS ει 1488 5748 V-PXI-2S ο 3588 T-NSM βασιλευς 935 N-NSM των 3588 T-GPM ιουδαιων 2453 A-GPM ο 3588 T-NSM δε 1161 CONJ ιησους 2424 N-NSM εφη 5346 5713 V-IXI-3S αυτω 846 P-DSM συ 4771 P-2NS λεγεις 3004 5719 V-PAI-2S
Robertson's NT Word Studies
27:11 {Now Jesus stood before the governor} (ho de iesous estaqe emprosqen tou hegemonos). Here is one of the dramatic episodes of history. Jesus stood face to face with the Roman governor. The verb estath, not este (second aorist active), is first aorist passive and can mean "was placed" there, but he stood, not sat. The term hegemwn (from hegeomai, to lead) was technically a _legatus Caesaris_, an officer of the Emperor, more exactly procurator, ruler under the Emperor of a less important province than propraetor (as over Syria). The senatorial provinces like Achaia were governed by proconsuls. Pilate represented Roman law. {Art thou the King of the Jews?} (su ei ho basileus twn ioudaiwn;). this is what really mattered. Matthew does not give the charges made by the Sanhedrin (#Lu 23:2) nor the private interview with Pilate (#Joh 18:28-32). He could not ignore the accusation that Jesus claimed to be King of the Jews. Else he could be himself accused to Caesar for disloyalty. Rivals and pretenders were common all over the empire. So here was one more. By his answer ({thou sayest}) Jesus confesses that he is. So Pilate has a problem on his hands. What sort of a king does this one claim to be? {Thou} (su) the King of the Jews?
