Condemned by the Sanhedrin council, Jesus is bound and led away to stand before Pilate, the governor of the region of Judea (Matthew 27:1-2). Now you have to appreciate what the Jewish leaders have to do to get Jesus before Pilate. Pilate is a Roman governor and would have no concern if Jesus called himself their Messiah or blasphemed their God or their temple. So what is the charge that the Jews will generate to give reason for Pilate to hold a trial against Jesus? The answer is to say that Jesus was misleading the people by calling himself a king (cf. Luke 23:2). So this is why Pilate asks Jesus the question, “Are you the King of the Jews?” They say that you are going around saying that you are a king. Are you their king? Do you claim to be their king?

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