Pilate therefore said unto him,.... Upon this free and full declaration of Christ, concerning his kingly office, and the nature of his kingdom:art thou a king then? or thou art a king then: for, from his having a kingdom, it might be very justly inferred that he was a king:Jesus answered, thou sayest that I am a king; and which was very rightly said; and Christ by these words owns and confesses, that he was one: adding,to this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth.
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John 18:37
John 18:37
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