“Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.”
Pilate went out again and said to them, 'See, I am bringing him out to you, so that you may know that I find no case against him.' — Pilate's repeated emergence and proclamation of Jesus' innocence (ouk heuriskō aitian) intensify the irony: the prefect declares Jesus innocent repeatedly yet orders his crucifixion. The phrase "bringing him out" (exagagō) sets the stage for the presentation—"Behold the man" (Ecce homo)—about to come. Pilate seeks to satisfy the crowd while maintaining legal form.
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