“And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.”
And they began to accuse him, saying, we have found this man subverting our nation. He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and claims to be Messiah, a king — the accusations before Pilate are the translated charges: subverting our nation, opposing taxes to Caesar, claiming to be Messiah-king. The tax accusation is demonstrably false (Jesus said give to Caesar what is Caesar's); the king accusation is the political charge that requires Pilate's attention.
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