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9. πραιτώριον. See on Joh 18:28. Πόθεν εἶ σύ. is a vague question which might apply to Christ’s dwelling-place, already known to Pilate (Luk 23:6); he hoped for an answer as to His origin. Would the Prisoner repeat this mysterious claim, or explain it? But Pilate could not have understood the answer; and what had it to do with the merits of the case? No answer is given. Comp. Mat 27:12-14 and Christ’s own precept, Mat 7:6.