SEV Biblia, Chapter 27:19
Y estando l sentado en el tribunal, su mujer envi a l, diciendo: No tengas que ver con aquel justo; porque hoy he padecido muchas cosas en sueos por causa de l.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Matthew 27:19
Verse 19. I have suffered many things-in a dream] There is no doubt that God had appeared unto this woman, testifying the innocence of Christ, and showing the evils which should pursue Pilate if this innocent blood should be shed by his authority. See ver. 2.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 19. When he was set down on the judgment seat , etc.] That is, when Pilate the governor, as the Syriac and Persic versions read, was set down upon the bench, and while he was sitting there, and trying of Jesus: his wife sent unto him : her name, according to the Ethiopians, was Abrokla f1654 ; who might be a Jewess, as the wife of Felix was, ( Acts 24:24), and a favourer of Jesus, or, at least, a religious person; and if, only a mere Heathen, yet had some notion of justice being to be done; and however, pressed by her dream, sent a messenger to her husband, as he was trying this cause: saying, have thou nothing to do with that just man ; meaning Jesus, whom she either knew to be so, or concluded from her dream that he was one: and her sense is, that her husband would have no hand in his condemnation and death, but rather do all he could to release and save him. She might know that he had gone some lengths already against him; that he had the night before granted a band of soldiers to the chief priests to apprehend him; and knew he rose early that morning, at the request of the same, to try him; and he was now before him, and she might be apprehensive that he was forward to condemn him to death, and therefore sends this cautionary message; alleging this for a reason, for I have suffered many things this day, in a dream, because of him . The Arabic and Persic versions read, this night. Pilate might rise that morning before she was awake, and had an opportunity of telling her dream; or she might dream it after he was gone; in which she was sadly distressed about Jesus, and might have some hints given her of the miserable consequences of his death, not only to the Jewish nation, but to her husband and family; which gave her great uneasiness and disquietude. Some have thought, that this dream was from the devil, willing to hinder the death of Christ, and so mans redemption and salvation by it; but had he had any such intention, the most effectual method would have been to have persuaded the chief priests and elders off of it, and in attempting it; whereas, on the contrary, they were instigated by him to it: and whatever natural causes there might be of this dream, as the chief priests coming over night to desire a band of soldiers to take Jesus, and the discourse they might have with Pilate about him; which things might run in her mind in her sleep; yet, doubtless, this was of God, and with a design that a testimony should be bore to the innocency of Christ every way; as by Judas that betrayed him, by Pilate his judge, and by his wife.
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
καθημενου 2521 5740 V-PNP-GSM δε 1161 CONJ αυτου 846 P-GSM επι 1909 PREP του 3588 T-GSN βηματος 968 N-GSN απεστειλεν 649 5656 V-AAI-3S προς 4314 PREP αυτον 846 P-ASM η 3588 T-NSF γυνη 1135 N-NSF αυτου 846 P-GSM λεγουσα 3004 5723 V-PAP-NSF μηδεν 3367 A-NSN σοι 4671 P-2DS και 2532 CONJ τω 3588 T-DSM δικαιω 1342 A-DSM εκεινω 1565 D-DSM πολλα 4183 A-APN γαρ 1063 CONJ επαθον 3958 5627 V-2AAI-1S σημερον 4594 ADV κατ 2596 PREP οναρ 3677 N-OI δι 1223 PREP αυτον 846 P-ASM
Robertson's NT Word Studies
27:19 {His wife} (he gune autou). Poor Pilate was getting more entangled every moment as he hesitated to set Jesus free whom he knew to be free of any crime against Caesar. Just at the moment when he was trying to enlist the people in behalf of Jesus against the schemes of the Jewish leaders, his wife sent a message about her dream concerning Jesus. She calls Jesus "that righteous man" (t"i dikai"i ekein"i) and her psychical sufferings increased Pilate's superstitious fears. Tradition names her Procla and even calls her a Christian which is not probable. But it was enough to unnerve the weak Pilate as he sat on the judgment-seat (epi tou bmatos) up over the pavement.
