Abandon Quote by Josephus

At this time there was a wise man who was called Jesus. And his conduct was good, and he was known to be virtuous.…

— Josephus

“There was just such a man when I was young—an Austrian who invented a new way of life and convinced himself that he was…

— T.H. White

“After relating these things concerning John, he makes mention of our Saviour in the same work, in the following words: And there lived at…

— Eusebius

“Listening to the Gospel on Palm Sunday, it struck me that many people criticise Pontius Pilate for his role in the affair while letting…

— auberon waugh

“According to Mark, it was a custom of the Roman governor during the feast of Passover to release one prisoner to the Jews, anyone…

— Reza Aslan

Who delivered up Jesus to die? Not Judas, for money; not Pilate, for fear; not the Jews, for envy; - but the father, for…

— Octavius Winslow

“Pilate, as the histories reveal, was not one for trials. In his ten years as governor of Jerusalem, he had sent thousands upon thousands…

— Reza Aslan

“Pilate was required to release one of the prisoners, so he gave the mob the choice of Jesus or Barabbas, a notorious murderer and…

— Ann Coulter

“But we're not only like Pilate in being cowardly leaders. We can also be like him by being cowards when it comes to suffering…

— Mike McKinley

“Octavius Winslow summed it up in a neat statement: ‘Who delivered up Jesus to die? Not Judas, for money; not Pilate, for fear; not…

— John Stott

Christ was crucified by the Jews who had wanted a temporal ruler to rescue them from the oppressive Roman authorities. Instead God sent them…

— Paul Weyrich

The grand obstacle to the salvation of the scribes and Pharisees was their pride, vanity and self-love. They lived on each other's praise. If…

— Adam Clarke