(Matthew 27: 11-26)

And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.  And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.  Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?  And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.  Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.  And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.  Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?  For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.  When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.  But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.  The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.  Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified. And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.  When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.  Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.  Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. (Matthew 27: 11-26)

Nothing is known about Pilate other than that recorded in the Bible. Pilate was an indecisive person compared to his power. He knew he could hear the voice of his conscience, but he wasn't the one who could do it. Pilate was very friendly at first. He tried to make Jesus innocent.

He sent Jesus to Herod Antiba, but offered to beat him and let him go. He also tried to release Jesus according to the custom of releasing a prisoner for the holidays. However, Pilate was overwhelmed by the crowd. Pilate was afraid of the riot. When a riot occurred, he could not help taking responsibility for this.

Pilate handed Jesus over to the cross to satisfy the crowds through public apprenticeship. Pilate lost his conscience to maintain his present position. When he asked the crowds suing Jesus, "I will crucify your king," the chief priests shouted, "There is no king except Caesar." In these words, it was concerned that if he freed Jesus, he was framed to admit a king other than Caesar. If Pilate does so, he will be dismissed as governor and will be tried as a traitor to Caesar, the Roman emperor. Pilate hurriedly said, "Jesus was given to them to be crucified."

When Jesus stood in front of Pilate, the first question from Pilate was "Are you the King of the Jews?" This was "the most essential thing the Jews accused Jesus of Pilate." The accusations of the high priests who brought Jesus to Pilate and accused him: “We saw this man, deceiving our people, and forbidding Caesar to pay taxes, is called Christ the King.

The word "deceived the people" means "what Jesus taught the people through the word of truth." Regarding "the way of life taught by Jesus," they said that Jesus had deceived the people. And it is a lie that the high priest said, "Jesus banned Caesar paying taxes." Jesus said to the Pharisees, "Provide Caesar's things to Caesar and God's things to God."

The fact that Jesus said that he was the self-proclaimed King Christ was evidence found in "The Final Interrogation of Caiaphas during the Sanhedrin Conference Trial in Caiaphas that morning." Although they obviously knew that the expression of Jesus' king was meant only as the Messiah, the reason they sued Jesus was "to make Pilate recognize that this Jesus was the mastermind of a riot plot against Caesar."

Pilate questioned Jesus, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Pilate was a real ruler who ruled Judah under the command of the Roman emperor Caesar, so no one could challenge anyone who challenged his king. Therefore, his interest was whether Jesus was the king of the Jews who challenged Caesar's kingship. Jesus said to Pilate, "You are right." This is what Jesus said, "I am the King of the Jews, according to the accusation of the crowd." Jesus' words of King of the Jews did not mean kingship in the present world nor did he express his political ambitions. He declared his position as the Messiah. The Messiah is clearly listed as the King of the Jews and refers to the eternal King who will succeed David.

Pilate learned from these words of Jesus that he was never a real king to rebel against Caesar. Pilate would have been convicted immediately without even a willingness to forgive if Jesus' power was so powerful that he was considered to be the king of the Jews by rebelling against Caesar. But the figure of Jesus in the eyes of Pilate was so frail and shabby. Not only was there no sympathizer, but there was no sign of rebellion. And Pilate was well aware of "this was a religious matter from the beginning," and they knew that the matter they were suing was also a religious one. Pilate knew that this was due to the Jewish anger over Jesus.

The most bizarre thing for Pilate was "the fact that the man who stood as the defendant was still silently speaking for whatever reason, despite the many adverse accusations." Pilate wondered about this and asked, "Can't you hear how much they testify against you?" But Jesus said no answer. Jesus did not answer their charges. Jesus was not released innocent at this trial, but rather because they had to be condemned to death.

In response, Isaiah 53: 7 says:“He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.”

Jesus did not need to claim his innocence. Although he was innocent, he is now standing there, rejuvenating sin on our behalf. Jesus did not want to be judged worthy. Bible (Isaiah 53: 5) said that“he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. ”

 The Jews knew Jesus as their Christ and greatly welcomed the entrance to Jerusalem. However, Jesus was against their expectations. The Christ that the Jews awaited and desired was "not the defendant who was tried before Pilate, but their king to save Israel." When the Jews disagreeed, their expectations for Jesus turned into betrayal. In this situation, if Pilate did not listen to their counsel, he did not know what would happen later.

 The priests had already decided to withdraw the Jews from among the Jews. The crowd quickly became one. “Jesus must be crucified.” A shout was heard here and there. Pilate took the water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood; Pilate released the robber Barabbas to us, scourged Jesus instead of Barabbas, and nailed Jesus to the cross.

Pilate ruled about Jesus. The death sentence for the crucifixion was made. The death row was punished by whipping before execution. The Roman soldier's whip had a short handle, a few lines of leather strap, and a sharp piece of sculpture attached to the front, so when hit with this whip, the spine would reveal, and sometimes the flesh was buried. And the condemned prisoner must rejuvenate his crucifixion frame and climb up to the sentence. After the Roman soldiers struck Jesus with a cruel whip, Jesus had to carry the crucifixion of the cross and climb the hill of Golgotha.