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Behold, the Man! St. John 19 by William Klock The more things change, the more they stay the same. At the end of John 18 there’s that familiar scene of Jesus before Pilate. On the one hand Pilate has no interest in crucifying Jesus, but he’s also finding the whole situation a pain in the neck. Pilate’s only real interest was in keeping the peace in Judea and these Jews weren’t making it easy for him. And so he had Jesus brought to him and he asked, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And Jesus responded, “Are you asking because you’re interested or because that’s what you’ve heard people say about me?” And Pilate responds, “Am I Jew? Why should I care if you’re King of the Jews or not? It’s your skin on the line. Your own people—your own priests!—arrested you and handed you over to me. I’m giving you a chance to explain yourself. So what do you have to say?” Jesus goes on to explain in those well-known (and often misunderstood words), “My kingdom is not from this world. If it were, my disciples w
