Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Mark 15:1-5
by: Jo Anne Kandel.
Because the Jews did not have the authority to kill those they found guilty of crimes, the responsibility for Jesus now shifts from the Jewish chief priests to the Roman governor. The silence of Jesus (v. 5), was in contrast to the many accusations brought against him by the chief priests. Even with the many reasons presented by the Jewish authorities, Pilate has trouble understanding what the fuss is about.