1Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin, reached a decision. They bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate.
2"Are you the king of the Jews?" asked Pilate.
"Yes, it is as you say," Jesus replied.
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These verses remind me of our qt passage from a few days ago. Chapter 14:48 says:"And Jesus said to them, Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a robber?"...Indeed, these chief priests, elders and scribes truly treat Him as if He was criminal who had committed a heinous toward the whole Israel and Roman society. They bind and beat Him, and they forcefully lead Him to Pilate, who only works so that he can maintain good ties with the Roman regime...I sincerely thank our King of the entire Universe (not only of the Jews)for putting up with all this and really going all the way to the cross to fulfill the salvation of our pitiful and sinful mankind.
My comment actually relates to verse 1 through 5. Once again during this next phase of the Kangaroo court trial process (see verse 61) with all these accusations being sprayed at him, Jesus speaks loudest of all with his silence. It's like being the lone adult in a room full of crying babies -- there's no practical way to solve the situation so you just have to manage it with as much patience as you can muster.
The accusers had to accuse Jesus of being a political threat to the Roman Empire in order for the Romans to take action against him.
Ironic, because they trumped up a charge against him (intimating that he could start a revolt by claiming to be the king of the Jews), which turned out to be truer than they could have imagined. Jesus was their true king who had come to free his people from greater bondage than they suffered from the Romans. As human beings, our imaginations are so limited. God's full power and grace are beyond our understanding.
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