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Pontius Pilate

The Roman prefect who found no crime in Jesus yet delivered Him to be crucified, asking "What is truth?" (John 18-19).

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Ecce Homo: Pilate Presents Jesus to the Crowd — Gustave Doré
Ecce Homo: Pilate Presents Jesus to the CrowdGustave Doré, The Holy Bible (1866) · public domain

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Pontius Pilate in Scripture

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Other people MannaFest has a page for whose name the text uses in Luke 3, Acts 4 and 1 Timothy 6. Each card shows the verse it came from. Scripture reuses names freely, so a page behind a name here may belong to another person who shares it.

JosephThe rejected-then-exalted son — Genesis's great Christ-type; preserver of his family and of Egypt; the bridge into Exod…Luke 3:23Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
AbrahamCalled out of Ur, the father of all who believe, justified by faith, and the friend of God through whose seed all natio…Luke 3:8Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
AnnasFormer high priest and father-in-law of Caiaphas, before whom Jesus was first examined (John 18:13,19-24).Luke 3:2during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
CaiaphasThe high priest who counseled "that one man should die for the people" — an unwitting prophecy of the atonement (John 1…Luke 3:2during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
DavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.Luke 3:31the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
JudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line…Luke 3:30the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
AdamThe first man — formed of dust and God's breath, image-bearer, and federal head of the race in whom all sinned.Luke 3:38the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
AmosShepherd and dresser of sycomore trees from Tekoa (Amos 1:1; 7:14), sent from Judah to prophesy against Israel's prospe…Luke 3:25the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,

Studies that meet Pontius Pilate

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Luke — the Savior of AllLuke 3:1
Studies working in the same chapters3

These do not quote a verse naming Pontius Pilate; they open other passages in the same chapters.

King of Kings1 Timothy 6The Messianic PsalmsActs 4The Genealogies of ChristLuke 3

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