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    Pilate

    Πιλᾶτος

    Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea who presided over the trial of Jesus and ultimately ordered his crucifixion.

    IllustrationJohn 19Pilate presides from the judgment seat as the robed and thorn-crowned Jesus faces him on the pavement, while religious authorities demand his crucifixion.
    verses
    53
    first named
    Matthew 27:2
    last named
    1 Timothy 6:13
    period
    the New Testament
    role
    Ruler

    Description

    Who was Pilate?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Pontius Pilate was the Roman governor (prefect) of Judea during the time of Jesus' ministry and crucifixion (Luk.3.1). He is most known for his role in the trial and execution of Jesus, as recorded in all four Gospels (Matthew 27; Mark 15; Luke 23; John 18-19).

    When Jesus was brought before Pilate by the Jewish leaders, who accused him of claiming to be the king of the Jews, Pilate questioned Jesus and found no fault in him (Jhn.18.29-38). However, faced with the insistence of the Jewish leaders and the growing crowd, Pilate ultimately gave in to their demands and ordered Jesus to be crucified (Mat.27.24; Mrk.15.15; Luk.23.24; Jhn.19.16).

    Pilate is portrayed as a reluctant participant in Jesus' death, attempting to release him but ultimately succumbing to political pressure (Jhn.19.12). He is also depicted as a somewhat cynical and world-weary figure, as seen in his famous question to Jesus, "What is truth?" (Jhn.18.38).

    Pilate's involvement in Jesus' crucifixion is also mentioned in the Book of Acts, where the early Christian leaders affirm that Jesus was crucified under Pontius Pilate (Act.3.13; 4.27; 13.28). In 1Ti.6.13, Paul refers to Jesus' good confession before Pontius Pilate.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Pilate10 of 22 entities the graph connects to Pilate, in one group: events 10. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.Israel3 events · 2,578 versesJesus38 events · 1,160 versesJudah7 events · 1,023 versesSacrifice1 event · 177 versesSaying1 event · 168 versesFeast2 events · 63 versesHerod5 events · 24 versesCrucifixion2 events · 16 versesPrisoner3 events · 15 versesBarabbas2 events · 10 versesPilate

    The 10 best-attested of 22 are drawn. All 22 are listed below.

    Took part in

    Stands in the same events as

    and 6 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Pilate happensThe one place the claims about Pilate reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Gabbatha. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Pilate there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Gabbatha
    the New TestamentThe one place the claims about Pilate reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 53, across 6 books. The name is written 59 times in them.

    1. Matthew8 verses

      27:227:1327:1727:2227:2427:5827:6227:65

    2. Mark10 verses

      15:115:215:415:515:915:1215:1415:1515:4315:44

    3. Luke12 verses

      3:113:123:123:323:423:623:1123:1223:1323:2023:2423:52

    4. John19 verses

      18:2918:3118:3318:3518:3718:3819:119:419:619:819:1019:1219:1319:1519:1919:2119:2219:3119:38

    5. Acts3 verses

      3:134:2713:28

    6. 1 Timothy1 verse

      6:13

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Pilate’s finding of Jesus and Herod and Pilate’s conspiracy of Jesus, and 7 moreJesusThe Son of God and Savior of the world.via Chief Priests And Elders and Pilate’s handing over of Jesus and They, Your Own People, and Chief Priests’ handing overHanding OverHanding Over is a concept gathering 16 labelled instances in the text.via Herod and Pilate’s conspiracy of Jesus and Herod and Soldiers’ sending of JesusHerodTetrarch of Galilee during Jesus' ministry.via Herod and Pilate’s conspiracy of Jesus and Israel’s rejection of JesusIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesvia Pilate Prisoner Release and Pilate’s release of Prisoner and BarabbasBarabbasA notorious prisoner released instead of Jesus.via Pilate Prisoner Release and Pilate’s release of Prisoner and BarabbasFeastFeast is a concept gathering 42 labelled instances in the text.via Pilate Prisoner Release and Pilate’s release of Prisoner and BarabbasPrisonerPrisoner is a concept gathering 6 labelled instances in the text.via Pilate Prisoner Release and Pilate’s release of Prisoner and BarabbasReleaseRelease is a concept gathering 36 labelled instances in the text.via Pilate’s finding of JesusFindingFinding is a concept gathering 116 labelled instances in the text.

    Where they appear

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