# Pilate

## Facts:

Pilate was the governor of the Roman province of Judea who sentenced Jesus to death.

* Because Pilate was the governor, he had the authority to put criminals to death.
* The Jewish religious leaders wanted Pilate to crucify Jesus, so they lied and said that Jesus was a criminal.
* Pilate realized that Jesus was not guilty, but he was afraid of the crowd and wanted to please them, so he ordered his soldiers to crucify Jesus.

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(See also: [crucify](../kt/crucify.md), [governor](../other/governor.md), [guilt](../kt/guilt.md), [Judea](../names/judea.md), [Rome](../names/rome.md))

## Bible References:

* [Acts 4:27-28](rc://en/tn/help/act/04/27)
* [Acts 13:28](rc://en/tn/help/act/13/28)
* [Luke 23:2](rc://en/tn/help/luk/23/02)
* [Mark 15:2](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/15/02)
* [Matthew 27:13](rc://en/tn/help/mat/27/13)
* [Matthew 27:58](rc://en/tn/help/mat/27/58)

## Examples from the Bible stories:

* __[39:9](rc://en/tn/help/obs/39/09)__ Early the next morning, the Jewish leaders brought Jesus to __Pilate__, the Roman governor. They hoped that __Pilate__ would condemn Jesus as guilty and sentenced him to be killed. __Pilate__ asked Jesus, “Are you the King of the Jews?”
* __[39:10](rc://en/tn/help/obs/39/10)__ __Pilate__ said, “What is truth?”
* __[39:11](rc://en/tn/help/obs/39/11)__ After speaking with Jesus, __Pilate__ went out to the crowd and said, “I find no guilt in this man.” But the Jewish leaders and the crowd shouted, “Crucify him!” __Pilate__ replied, “He is not guilty.” But they shouted even louder. Then __Pilate__ said a third time, “He is not guilty!”
* __[39:12](rc://en/tn/help/obs/39/12)__ __Pilate__ became afraid that the crowd would begin to riot, so he ordered his soldiers to crucify Jesus.
* __[40:2](rc://en/tn/help/obs/40/02)__ __Pilate__ commanded that a sign be put above Jesus’ head that read, “King of the Jews.”
* __[41:2](rc://en/tn/help/obs/41/02)__ __Pilate__ said, “Take some soldiers and make the tomb as secure as you can.”

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: G40910, G41940
