HERE IS YOUR KING

John 19:1-16a       	                Key Verse: 14

1. What had been Pilate¡¯s conclusion about Jesus¡¯ guilt? (18:38) What did Pilate do when his attempt to compromise failed? (1) Why did he have Jesus flogged?




2. How did Pilate seek to humiliate Jesus and the Jews? (2, 3) What was the statement made by the crown of thorns and the purple robe? What was the irony of this? What did Pilate say to the Jews about Jesus? (4, 5) What was his purpose in this?




3. What was the Jew¡¯s reaction? (6a) What was Pilate¡¯s reason for telling the Jews to crucify him by themselves? (6b) What did they reveal about Jesus? (7)

	
 

4. Why was Pilate even more afraid? (8) What did he ask Jesus? (9a) Why did Jesus not give him an answer? (9b) What did Pilate say about his power and authority? (10)


	

5. What did Jesus mean? (11) Who allowed Pilate to have authority of life or death? Who was guilty of condemning Jesus to death?

	


6. Did Pilate believe Jesus? (12a) How did the Jewish leaders put pressure on Pilate? (12b) 
What is the time and place noted by the writer? (13, 14) What was Pilate¡¯s final effort to persuade the Jews? (14b) 




7. What the final response of the Jewish leaders? (15) How did their words show the corruption in their hearts? What did Pilate do? (16a) What does it mean to us that Jesus is our king? What does it mean that he bore our shame as well as our sin and guilt?       

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