Who is this Man, and wherefore have ye brought Him? he said. What accusation bring ye against Him? The Jews were disconcerted. Knowing that they could not substantiate their charges against Christ, they did not desire a public examination. They answered that He was a deceiver called Jesus of Nazareth.

Hvem er denne mand, og hvorfor har I bragt ham herhen? sagde han. Hvad er det, I beskylder ham for Dette bragte jøderne ud af fatning. Da de vidste, at de ikke kunne underbygge deres anklager mod Kristus, ønskede de ikke noget offentligt forhør. De svarede, at han var en bedrager, som hed Jesus fra Nazaret.