Giovanni 19:9

9 E rientrò nel palazzo, e disse a Gesù: Onde sei tu? Ma Gesù non gli diede alcuna risposta.

Giovanni 19:9 Meaning and Commentary

John 19:9

And went again into the judgment hall
From whence he came out, taking Jesus along with him, in order to interrogate him alone upon this head:

and saith unto Jesus, whence art thou?
meaning not of what country he was, for he knew he was of the nation of the Jews; nor in what place he was born, whether at Bethlehem or at Nazareth, for this was no concern of his; but from whence he sprung, who were his ancestors, and whether his descent was from the gods, or from men; and if from the former, from which of them; for as Pilate was an Heathen, he must be supposed to speak as such:

but Jesus gave him no answer;
for his question was frivolous, and deserved none; and besides, he was not worthy of one, who had used him so ill, when he knew, in his own conscience, that he was innocent; nor was he capable of taking in an answer, or able to judge whether it was right or wrong; and since Christ was come to die for the salvation of his people, it was not proper he should say anything that might be a means of hindering it.

Giovanni 19:9 In-Context

7 I Giudei gli risposero: Noi abbiamo una legge; e secondo la nostra legge, egli deve morire; perciocchè egli si è fatto Figliuol di Dio.

8 Pilato adunque, quando ebbe udite quelle parole, temette maggiormente.

9 E rientrò nel palazzo, e disse a Gesù: Onde sei tu? Ma Gesù non gli diede alcuna risposta.

10 Laonde Pilato gli disse: Non mi parli tu? non sai tu ch’io ho podestà di crocifiggerti, e podestà di liberarti?

11 Gesù rispose: Tu non avresti alcuna podestà contro a me, se ciò non ti fosse dato da alto; perciò, colui che mi t’ha dato nelle mani ha maggior peccato.