Away with Him, Away with Him

Purpose: That we might see the utter wickedness of the Old Covenant people, and see, by faith, who Jesus is, so that we might love Him and look to Him even more.

Our text this evening contains the first and third civil trial before Pilate. It begins with Jesus being led from the house of Caiaphas to Pilate’s headquarters, and it ends with Jesus being led away for crucifixion.

This passage unfolds in a number of different scenes. I’ve divided it into six scenes altogether.
Scene 1: Pilate questions the prosecution (18:28-32)
Scene 2: Pilate questions Jesus (18:33-38)
Scene 3: Pilate questions the crowd (18:39-40)
Scene 4: Pilate presents a beaten Jesus to the crowd (19:1-8)
Scene 5: Pilate questions Jesus again (19:9-11)
Scene 6: Pilate presents Jesus to the crowd again and hands Him over for crucifixion (19:12-16)