Matius 26:64

26:64 Jesus said to him, “You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand ¹  of the Power ²  and coming on the clouds of heaven.” ³ 

Matius 27:11

Jesus and Pilate

27:11 Then ⁴  Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, ⁵  “Are you the king ⁶  of the Jews?” Jesus ⁷  said, “You say so.” ⁸ 

Markus 14:62

14:62 “I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand ⁹  of the Power ¹⁰  and coming with the clouds of heaven.” ¹¹ 

Markus 15:2

15:2 So ¹²  Pilate asked him, “Are you the king ¹³  of the Jews?” He replied, ¹⁴  “You say so.” ¹⁵ 

Lukas 23:3

23:3 So ¹⁶  Pilate asked Jesus, ¹⁷  “Are you the king ¹⁸  of the Jews?” He replied, “You say so.” ¹⁹ 

Lukas 23:1

Jesus Brought Before Pilate

23:1 Then ²⁰  the whole group of them rose up and brought Jesus ²¹  before Pilate. ²² 

Titus 1:13

1:13 Such testimony is true. For this reason rebuke them sharply that they may be healthy in the faith

[26:64]  ¹ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1. This is a claim that Jesus shares authority with God in heaven. Those present may have thought they were his judges, but, in fact, the reverse was true.

[26:64]  ² sn The expression the right hand of the Power is a circumlocution for referring to God. Such indirect references to God were common in 1st century Judaism out of reverence for the divine name.

[26:64]  ³ sn An allusion to Dan 7:13 (see also Matt 24:30).

[27:11]  ⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[27:11]  ⁵ tn Grk “asked him, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[27:11]  ⁶ sn “Are you the king of the Jews?” Pilate was interested in this charge because of its political implications of sedition against Rome.

[27:11]  ⁷ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:11]  ⁸ sn The reply “You say so” is somewhat enigmatic, like Jesus’ earlier reply to the Jewish leadership in 26:64.

[14:62]  ⁹ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1. This is a claim that Jesus shares authority with God in heaven. Those present may have thought they were his judges, but, in fact, the reverse was true.

[14:62]  ¹⁰ sn The expression the right hand of the Power is a circumlocution for referring to God. Such indirect references to God were common in 1st century Judaism out of reverence for the divine name.

[14:62]  ¹¹ sn An allusion to Dan 7:13.

[15:2]  ¹² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action in the narrative.

[15:2]  ¹³ sn “Are you the king of the Jews?” Pilate was interested in this charge because of its political implications of sedition against Rome.

[15:2]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “answering, he said to him.” The participle ἀποκριθείς (apokriqeis) is redundant, but the syntax of the phrase has been modified for clarity.

[15:2]  ¹⁵ sn The reply “You say so” is somewhat enigmatic, like Jesus’ earlier reply to the Jewish leadership (mentioned in Matt 26:64 and Luke 22:70).

[23:3]  ¹⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the charges brought in the previous verse.

[23:3]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[23:3]  ¹⁸ sn “Are you the king of the Jews?” Pilate was interested only in the third charge, because of its political implications of sedition against Rome.

[23:3]  ¹⁹ sn The reply “You say so” is somewhat enigmatic, like Jesus’ earlier reply to the Jewish leadership in 22:70.

[23:1]  ²⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[23:1]  ²¹ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[23:1]  ²² sn Pilate was the Roman prefect (procurator) in charge of collecting taxes and keeping the peace. His immediate superior was the Roman governor (proconsul) of Syria, although the exact nature of this administrative relationship is unknown. Pilate’s relations with the Jews had been rocky (v. 12). Here he is especially sensitive to them.