He indeed who condemns Jesus is a heathen, but he refers it to the people of the Jews as the cause.
There follows: “But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.”
He was unwilling to give an answer, lest He should clear Himself of the charge, and be acquitted by the judge, and so the gain resulting from the Cross should be done away.
Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).