### 38. Q. Why did he suffer “under Pontius Pilate” as judge?

**A**. So that he, though innocent, might be condemned by an earthly judge,<sup>1</sup> and so free us from the severe judgment of God that was to fall on us.<sup>2</sup>

<sup>1</sup> [Luke 23:13-24](/index.php/get-passage/Luke+23:13-24); [John 19:4](/index.php/get-passage/John+19:4), [12-16](/index.php/get-passage/John+19:12-16)
<sup>2</sup> [Isa. 53:4-5](/index.php/get-passage/Isaiah+53:4-5); [2 Cor. 5:21](/index.php/get-passage/2+Corinthians+5:21); [Gal. 3:13](/index.php/get-passage/Galatians+3:13)