Verse 20
watched. See on Luke 17:20 . Compare Luke 6:7 ; Luke 14:1 ; Mark 3:2 .
spies = secret agents. Greek enkathetos = Hers in wait. Joshua 8:14 .Job 31:9 . Occurs only here in N.T.
feign . Greek. hupokrinomai. App-122 . Occurs only here in N.T.
just = righteous: i.e., here, honest.
words = discourse. Greek. Plural of logos. See note on Mark 9:32 .
that so = to (Greek. eis. App-101 .) the end that.
power = rule. The Roman power. Greek. arche. App-172 .
the governor . Pilate. He alone had the rule as to life and death. So that it was the Lord's life they had in view.
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