Such a sweet post! John 19: 5: “Behold The Man” evokes, as the note from The NET Bible: “For the author, however, Pilate’s words constituted an unconscious allusion to Zech. 6:12, “Look, here is the man whose name is the Branch.” In this case Pilate (unknowingly and ironically) presented Jesus to the nation [of Israel] under a messianic title.”
Such a sweet post! John 19: 5: “Behold The Man” evokes, as the note from The NET Bible: “For the author, however, Pilate’s words constituted an unconscious allusion to Zech. 6:12, “Look, here is the man whose name is the Branch.” In this case Pilate (unknowingly and ironically) presented Jesus to the nation [of Israel] under a messianic title.”