John 19:12-16 And from thereafter Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend… I. CAESAR'S FRIEND. 1. An enemy of Christ. 2. A lover of self. 3. A slave of man. Such Pilate was! II. CHRIST'S FRIEND. 1. A lover of the truth. 2. A doer of the right. 3. A champion of the wronged. 4. A sympathizer with the suffering. 5. A servant of conscience. 6. A denier of self. Such Pilate might have been. (T. Whitelaw, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar. |