“When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;”
Now when Pilate heard this statement, he was more afraid; and he entered the Praetorium again and said to Jesus, 'Where are you from?' — The charge of divine sonship frightens Pilate (emphobos egeneto, became more afraid), suggesting either superstitious fear of divine claims or recognition that Jesus' self-identification transcends normal political rebellion. Pilate's retreat into the Praetorium and renewed interrogation of Jesus—"Where are you from?"—shifts from legal to metaphysical inquiry. The governor senses something beyond his judicial categories.
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