Joh 18:31 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for John 18:31-32: 18:31-32 Pilate found the charges unsatisfying and told the Sanhedrin, judge him by your own law . Pilate saw this as a Jewish squabble, which he refused to investigate. The Jewish leaders, however, insisted that an execution was necessary. • fulfilled Jesus’ prediction about the way he would die (see 12:32-33 ): The Jews would have employed stoning; the Romans used crucifixion. If Pilate delivered Jesus’ sentence, he would be crucified.

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‏ John 18:31

Summary for John 18:31-32: 18:31-32 ^a Pilate found the charges unsatisfying and told the Sanhedrin, judge him by your own law. Pilate saw this as a Jewish squabble, which he refused to investigate. The Jewish leaders, however, insisted that an execution was necessary.

• fulfilled Jesus’ prediction about the way he would die (see 12:32-33 ^b): The Jews would have employed stoning; the Romans used crucifixion. If Pilate delivered Jesus’ sentence, he would be crucified.