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Lord’s Day 15

Q38. Why did he suffer under Pontius Pilate as judge?

So that he, though innocent, might be condemned by a civil judge, and so free us from the severe judgment of God that was to fall on us.

Scripture Proofs — King James Version

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Luke 23:13–24

John 19:4, 13–16

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Isaiah 53:4–5

2 Corinthians 5:21

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Galatians 3:13

Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.

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Test Yourself · Q38

Why did he suffer under Pontius Pilate as judge?