12 See the note on the purple robe in .
13 Grk “He”; the referent (Pilate) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
14 Look, here is the man! Pilate may have meant no more than something like “Here is the accused!” or in a contemptuous way, “Here is your king!” Others have taken Pilate’s statement as intended to evoke pity from Jesus’ accusers: “Look at this poor fellow!” (Jesus would certainly not have looked very impressive after the scourging). For the author, however, Pilate’s words constituted an unconscious allusion to Zech 6:12, “Look, here is the man whose name is the Branch.” In this case Pilate (unknowingly and ironically) presented Jesus to the nation under a messianic title.

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So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold the man!”

When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”

Then Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”

Then Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said, “Look, here is the man!”

Then Jesus came outside wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, and he said to them, “Behold the man!”

Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!

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