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The Gospel of John: The Verdict of the Dark

The Gospel of John: The Verdict of the Dark

Thursday, July 16, 2026
The Gospel of John: The Verdict of the Dark (John 18:28-19:16a) We move now from the ecclesiastical trials to a criminal trial. For this, the Lord must leave the Sanhedrin subcommittee’s custody—for we are in Iudæa, now a Roman province for over twenty years, with a Roman prōcūrātor, one Pontius Pilatus, answerable to Emperor Tiberius....