Jesus answers by asking: Ἀφʼ ἑαυτοῦ σὺ τοὺτο λέγεις …; Pilate's reply, “Am I a Jew?” precludes all interpretations, however inviting (see especially Alford and Oscar Holtzmann), but the simple one: “Do you make this inquiry from any serious personal interest and with any keen apprehension of the blessings attached to the Kingdom of God, or are you merely echoing a formal charge brought against me by others?”

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