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Mt 27:11 Strong Concordance And [1161] Jesus [2424] stood [2476] before [1715] the governor [2232]: and [2532] the governor [2232] asked [1905] him [846], saying [3004], Art [1488] thou [4771] the King [935] of the Jews [2453]? And [1161] Jesus [2424] said [5346] unto him [846], Thou [4771] sayest [3004].
  King James And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
And Jesus stood before the governor - Many things are omitted by Matthew, in the account of this trial, which are recorded by the other evangelists. A much more full account is found in Joh 18:28-40.

And the governor asked him ... - This question was asked On account of the "charge" which the Jews brought against Jesus, "of perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar," Luk 23:2. It was on this charge that, after consultation, they had agreed to arraign him before Pilate. See the notes at Mat 27:1. "They" had condemned him for "blasphemy," but they well knew that Pilate would altogether disregard an accusation of that kind. They therefore attempted to substitute a totally different accusation from that on which they had professed to find him guilty, to excite the jealousy of the Roman governor, and to procure his death on a charge of treason against the Roman emperor.

Thou sayest - That is, thou sayest right, or thou sayest the truth. We may wonder why the Jews, if they heard this confession, did not press it upon the attention of Pilate as a full confession of his guilt. It was what they had accused him of. But it might be doubtful whether, in the confusion, they heard the confession; or, if they did, Jesus took away all occasion of triumph by explaining to Pilate the "nature" of his kingdom, Joh 18:36. Though he acknowledged that he was a king, yet he stated fully that "his kingdom was not of this world," and that therefore it could not be alleged against him as treason against the Roman emperor. This was done "in the palace," apart from the Jews, and fully satisfied Pilate of his innocence, Joh 18:23.
 
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23 Jesus [2424] answered [611] him [846], If [1487] I have spoken [2980] evil [2560], bear witness [3140] of [4012] the evil [2556]: but [1161] if [1487] well [2573], why [5101] smitest [1194] thou me [3165]?
36 Jesus [2424] answered [611], My [1699] kingdom [932] is [2076] not [3756] of [1537] this [5127] world [2889]: if [1487] my [1699] kingdom [932] were [2258] of [1537] this [5127] world [2889], then would [302] my [1699] servants [5257] fight [75], that [3363] I should [3860] not [3363] be delivered [3860] to the Jews [2453]: but [1161] now [3568] is [2076] my [1699] kingdom [932] not [3756] from hence [1782].
1 When [1161] the morning [4405] was come [1096], all [3956] the chief priests [749] and [2532] elders [4245] of the people [2992] took [2983] counsel [4824] against [2596] Jesus [2424] to [5620] put [2289] him [846] to death [2289]:
2 And [1161] they began [756] to accuse [2723] him [846], saying [3004], We found [2147] this [5126] fellow perverting [1294] the nation [1484], and [2532] forbidding [2967] to give [1325] tribute [5411] to Caesar [2541], saying [3004] that he himself [1438] is [1511] Christ [5547] a King [935].
28 Then [3767] led they [71] Jesus [2424] from [575] Caiaphas [2533] unto [1519] the hall of judgment [4232]: and [1161] it was [2258] early [4405]; and [2532] they themselves [846] went [1525] not [3756] into [1519] the judgment hall [4232], lest [3363] they should be defiled [3392]; but [235] that [2443] they might eat [5315] the passover [3957].
29 Pilate [4091] then [3767] went out [1831] unto [4314] them [846], and [2532] said [2036], What [5101] accusation [2724] bring ye [5342] against [2596] this [5127] man [444]?
30 They answered [611] and [2532] said [2036] unto him [846], If [1508] he [3778] were [2258] not [1508] a malefactor [2555], we would [302] not [3756] have delivered [3860] him [846] up [3860] unto thee [4671].
31 Then [3767] said [2036] Pilate [4091] unto them [846], Take [2983] ye [5210] him [846], and [2532] judge [2919] him [846] according [2596] to your [5216] law [3551]. The Jews [2453] therefore [3767] said [2036] unto him [846], It is [1832] not [3756] lawful [1832] for us [2254] to put [615] any man [3762] to death [615]:
32 That [2443] the saying [3056] of Jesus [2424] might be fulfilled [4137], which [3739] he spake [2036], signifying [4591] what [4169] death [2288] he should [3195] die [599].
33 Then [3767] Pilate [4091] entered [1525] into [1519] the judgment hall [4232] again [3825], and [2532] called [5455] Jesus [2424], and [2532] said [2036] unto him [846], Art [1488] thou [4771] the King [935] of the Jews [2453]?
34 Jesus [2424] answered [611] him [846], Sayest [3004] thou [4771] this thing [5124] of [575] thyself [1438], or [2228] did others [243] tell it [2036] thee [4671] of [4012] me [1700]?
35 Pilate [4091] answered [611], [3385] Am [1510] I [1473] a Jew [2453]? Thine own [4674] nation [1484] and [2532] the chief priests [749] have delivered [3860] thee [4571] unto me [1698]: what [5101] hast thou done [4160]?
36 Jesus [2424] answered [611], My [1699] kingdom [932] is [2076] not [3756] of [1537] this [5127] world [2889]: if [1487] my [1699] kingdom [932] were [2258] of [1537] this [5127] world [2889], then would [302] my [1699] servants [5257] fight [75], that [3363] I should [3860] not [3363] be delivered [3860] to the Jews [2453]: but [1161] now [3568] is [2076] my [1699] kingdom [932] not [3756] from hence [1782].
37 Pilate [4091] therefore [3767] said [2036] unto him [846], Art [1488] thou [4771] a king [935] then [3766]? Jesus [2424] answered [611], Thou [4771] sayest [3004] that [3754] I [1473] am [1510] a king [935]. To [1519] this [5124] end was [1080] I [1473] born [1080], and [2532] for [1519] this [5124] cause came I [2064] into [1519] the world [2889], that [2443] I should bear witness [3140] unto the truth [225]. Every one [3956] that is [5607] of [1537] the truth [225] heareth [191] my [3450] voice [5456].
38 Pilate [4091] saith [3004] unto him [846], What [5101] is [2076] truth [225]? And [2532] when he had said [2036] this [5124], he went out [1831] again [3825] unto [4314] the Jews [2453], and [2532] saith [3004] unto them [846], I [1473] find [2147] in [1722] him [846] no [3762] fault [156] at all.
39 But [1161] ye [5213] have [2076] a custom [4914], that [2443] I should release [630] unto you [5213] one [1520] at [1722] the passover [3957]: will ye [1014] therefore [3767] that I release [630] unto you [5213] the King [935] of the Jews [2453]?
40 Then [3767] cried they [2905] all [3956] again [3825], saying [3004], Not [3361] this man [5126], but [235] Barabbas [912]. Now [1161] Barabbas [912] was [2258] a robber [3027].
2 And [2532] when they had bound [1210] him [846], they led him away [520], and [2532] delivered [3860] him [846] to Pontius [4194] Pilate [4091] the governor [2232].