Matius 10:18
Konteks10:18 And you will be brought before governors and kings 1 because of me, as a witness to them and the Gentiles.
Matius 27:2
Konteks27:2 They 2 tied him up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate 3 the governor. 4
Matius 27:14
Konteks27:14 But he did not answer even one accusation, so that the governor was quite amazed.
[10:18] 1 sn These statements look at persecution both from a Jewish context as the mention of courts and synagogues suggests, and from a Gentile one as the reference to governors and kings suggests. Some fulfillment of Jewish persecution can be seen in Acts.
[27:2] 2 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
[27:2] 3 tc Most
[27:2] 4 sn The Jews most assuredly wanted to put Jesus to death, but they lacked the authority to do so. For this reason they handed him over to Pilate in hopes of securing a death sentence. The Romans kept close control of the death penalty in conquered territories to prevent it from being used to execute Roman sympathizers.