Did Pilate go out of the judgment hall to consult with those who were prosecuting Jesus?
Luke: He did not ([xxiii, 1–25]).
John: He did. “Pilate then went out unto them [the Jews], and said, What accusation bring ye against this man? They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.... Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews? Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?” ([xxiii, 29, 30, 33, 34].)
The prosecution and the defense are both declared to have returned insolent answers to the questions of Pilate. The Jewish priests were too wise for this, and Christians will be loath to admit that their Savior was so indiscreet and so impolite as to indulge in such insolence.
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What was the result of his trial before Pilate?
All: Pilate declared him innocent and sentenced him to death.
“And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people; and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him.... And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.... He delivered Jesus to their will” ([Luke xxiii, 13, 14], [24, 25]).
“Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him; for I find no fault in him” ([John xix, 6]).