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

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

¹ Luke 23:13-24; John 19:4, 12-16 ² Isa. 53:4-5; 2 Cor. 5:21; Gal. 3:13