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18 [a]For he knew that it was out of envy that they had handed him over.

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  1. 27:18 Cf. Mk 14:10. This is an example of the tendency, found in varying degree in all the gospels, to present Pilate in a relatively favorable light and emphasize the hostility of the Jewish authorities and eventually of the people.

18 For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him.

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