Joh 18:28 | TNotes | STEP | 18:28 The trial before Caiaphas ended in the early hours of the morning . Since they did not have the power of capital punishment (18:31 ), the Sanhedrin needed to enlist Pilate, the Roman governor, to carry out an execution. • it would defile them: They did not want to become ritually unclean by contact with Gentiles in Pilate’s headquarters. So Pilate, probably fearing a riot, went outside to meet them. • The Passover meal itself had occurred the night before (see 13:1 ; Mark 14:14-16 ). The following day, another meal began the weeklong Festival of Unleavened Bread (Lev 23:5-6 ).

dMark 14:14-16►

eLev 23:5-6►

‏ John 18:28

18:28 ^a The trial before Caiaphas ended in the early hours of the morning. Since they did not have the power of capital punishment (18:31 ^b), the Sanhedrin needed to enlist Pilate, the Roman governor, to carry out an execution.

• it would defile them: They did not want to become ritually unclean by contact with Gentiles in Pilate’s headquarters. So Pilate, probably fearing a riot, went outside to meet them.

• The Passover meal itself had occurred the night before (see 13:1 ^c; Mark 14:14-16 ^d). The following day, another meal began the weeklong Festival of Unleavened Bread (Lev 23:5-6 ^e).