Matthew 27:18-20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
18 [a]For he knew that it was out of envy that they had handed him over. 19 [b]While he was still seated on the bench, his wife sent him a message, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man. I suffered much in a dream today because of him.” 20 (A)The chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas but to destroy Jesus.
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- 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.
- 27:19 Jesus’ innocence is declared by a Gentile woman. In a dream: in Matthew’s infancy narrative, dreams are the means of divine communication; cf. Mt 1:20; 2:12, 13, 19, 22.
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