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Person

Pilate

Roman governor

Roman governor who sentences Jesus to crucifixion.

54 appearances6 Bible books2 known aliases

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prefect of who presides at the trial of in all four Gospels. He questions Jesus about whether he is the king of the , declares he finds no guilt in him, and tries to release him by offering the crowd a choice between Jesus and . Pressured by the chief priests and the crowd, he washes his hands of the matter and hands Jesus over to be crucified, posting the title King of the Jews above .

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