Bibellexikon
Pontius Pilate
Der römische Statthalter von Judäa, der Jesus keine Schuld nachweisen konnte und ihn dennoch zur Kreuzigung übergab.
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Pilate questioned Jesus, declared he found no basis for a charge, yet yielded to the crowd’s demand. He famously washed his hands, trying to disown responsibility.
His name is preserved in the creeds—Jesus ‘suffered under Pontius Pilate’—anchoring the crucifixion in real history.
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John 18:38 ““What is truth?” Pilate asked. And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, “I find no basis for a charge against Him.” Matthew 27:24 “When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.””