John 19:9 meaning and explanation

and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer.

John 19:9, Berean Standard Bible

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Pilate has already declared Jesus innocent twice, but the crowd's claim that Jesus called himself the Son of God leaves him more afraid than before. Returning inside the Praetorium, the Roman governor's headquarters in Jerusalem, he asks, "Where are You from?" The question may mean Jesus' homeland or his origin in a deeper sense.

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