When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.
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Interpretation
Little did Pilate think with what holy regard these sufferings of Christ would, in after-ages, be thought upon and spoken of by the best and greatest of men. Our Lord Jesus came forth, willing to be exposed to their scorn.
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This thought runs through John 19:13-17.
Glossary
- Gabbatha Place
- It was the custom of the Roman governors to erect their tribunals in open places, as the market-place, the circus, or even the highway. Modern identification: Herod’s palace in Jerusalem.