Matthew 27:11-28:10 NIV

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Matthew 27:11-14

The Trial before Pilate. The beginning of the trial: v. 11. And Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked Him, saying, Art Thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. v. 12. And when He was accused of the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing. v. 13. Then said Pilate unto Him, Hearest Thou not how many things they witness against Thee? v. 14. And He answered him to never a word, insomuch that the governor marveled greatly. Matthew's story of... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Matthew 27:11-31

NINTH SECTIONJESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS, BEFORE PILATES’S BAR; OR, CHRIST EXAMINED BY THE CIVIL AUTHORITY; INSULTINGLY PUT BESIDE BARABBAS; STILL MORE INSULTING REJECTED, AND, IN SPITE OF THE MOST DECISIVE PROOFS OF HIS INNONENCE, CONDEMNED, DELIVERED TO BE CRUCIFIED, MOCKEDMatthew 27:11-31(Mark 15:2-20; Luke 23:2-25; John 18:28 to John 19:16.)11And Jesus stood [was placed]15 before the governor: and the governor asked [questioned]16 him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Matthew 27:11-21

Barabbas or Christ? Matthew 27:11-21 The vacillation of Pilate made him a criminal. Weakness becomes sin. At first he evidently meant to release Jesus, but instead of saying so outright, he strove to bring about His release by indirect means and without committing himself. First, he sent Him to Herod, Luke 23:17 , thinking that a Jew would view favorably the position of a fellow-Jew. Then he sought to touch the springs of pity by the anguish of scourging. Finally, he gave the people the... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 27:1-66

The morning saw the plot hatched in the night carried into effect. This is chronicled in the first two verses of the chapter. The picture of Judas in his remorse is very terrible. Pilate stands out as a warning against the policy of expediency. He was convinced of the innocence of Jesus, and his conscience- perhaps more acute that day than it had been for a very long time- very plainly revealed to him that his duty lay in releasing the Prisoner. However, he endeavored to secure himself and... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:1-26

The Chief Priest and Elders Bring about the Crucifixion of Jesus By Manipulation: The Remorse of Judas and The Trial of Jesus Before Pilate (27:1-26). In this new subsection Matthew lays great stress on the part played by the Chief Priests and Elders in bringing about a verdict against Jesus, and emphasises their evil motive, their blood guilt and the blood guilt of the people of Jerusalem, in contrast with the total innocence of Jesus, using the account of Judas’ blood guilt and remorse, and... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:11

‘Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, saying, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And Jesus said to him, “It is you who say” ’ It is made clear here in what terms the Chief Priests and Elders have brought their charge. It is on the basis that He is claiming to be ‘the King of the Jews’. This was the kind of claim that Pilate would be interested in, a political charge of prospective treason. As we have already seen it parallels the title given by the Magi in Matthew 2:2.... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:11-14

Examination Before Pilate (27:11-14). The examination before Pilate is described with remarkable conciseness. Matthew feels that he has already made clear the nature of the charges against Jesus (for a summary of them see Luke 23:2). The main difference lies in the fact that instead of the charge being that He is the Messiah, the Son of God, it is that He is declaring Himself to be ‘the King of the Jews’. The religious charge has become a political, one that should concern Pilate. He is said... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:11-26

Matthew 27:11-Ezekiel : . Jesus before Pilate ( Mark 15:1-Ezra : *, Luke 23:1-Leviticus :; Luke 23:18-Daniel :).— Mt. follows Mk. closely, but has an additional source of information on which he draws for Pilate’ s wife’ s dream and Pilate’ s handwashing. This source may also be the origin of the reading “ Jesus Barabbas” ( Matthew 27:16, Syr. Sin. and Origen), a reading which gives point to Pilate’ s question in Matthew 27:17 (Jesus Barabbas or Jesus “ Messiah” ?). Such a name would be... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 27:11

Mark hath the same, Mark 15:2; so hath Luke, Luke 23:3. John relates it more distinctly, John 18:29-32; Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man? They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee. Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death: that the saying of Jesus might be... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 27:11-26

CRITICAL NOTESMatthew 27:11. Tie governor asked him.—Pilate, true to the Roman sense of justice, refused merely to confirm the sentence of the Sanhedrin (Carr).Matthew 27:16. Barabbas.—“Son of Abba,” i.e. Son of Father (so-and-so). The name would originally be given to one who was the son of some Rabbi who had been known in his locality as Father (so-and-so). Not unlikely Barabbas would thus be a person of respectable parentage, though for long he had gravitated toward the lowest stratum of... read more

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Matthew 27:11-14

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Matthew 27:11-31

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Matthew 27:11-21

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 27:1-66

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:1-26

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:11

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:11-14

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:11-26

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 27:11

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 27:11-26

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