Examples of 'pilate' in a sentence
Meaning of "pilate"
To Pilate is a verb that could refer to the act of attempting to avoid making a decision by shifting responsibility to others, similar to how the biblical figure Pontius Pilate did
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- Pontius Pilate, the man who, according to the Bible, ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.
- Resembling hair; minutely clavate.
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Pilate will not let this rest.
The new roman governor is pontius pilate.
Pilate demands that the arrests stop.
Would be like pontius pilate washing his hands.
Pilate of course wanted to make a just decision.
Any more than pontius pilate will always be.
Pilate then decides on what he thinks is a masterstroke.
You attempted to kill his excellency pontius pilate.
Pilate was afraid at the request of the crowd.
Have me go before pilate and explain.
Pilate had to come to that point and so do we.
Was sent abroad in disgrace by pontius pilate.
Pilate ran away from the truth.
There is pilate at the front.
Pilate asked for the official indictment.
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Big man pilate time.
Pilate has slipped into eternal night.
We believe the man Pilate wants is here.
Pilate began by having the body buried.
The decree recalling Pilate is in that scroll.
Pilate was somewhat exasperated by this seeming insolence.
Jesus was standing before Pilate as a condemned criminal.
Pilate was there who sentenced him to death.
So the case against Pilate remains unproven.
Pilate will be culpable for his cowardice.
The guards that Pilate had posted were gone.
Pilate had concluded that truth was relative.
Jesus delivered to Pilate the first time.
Pilate wanted nothing to do with condemning him.
I wonder how Pilate spoke those words.
Pilate had a very difficult decision to make.
On the whole Pilate is a very modern man.
Pilate wanted to place the guilt on others.
Their charge before Pilate was really threefold.
Pilate wrote more truly than he realized.
They asked Pilate to have him killed.
Pilate does not like to be kept waiting.
Hundreds are heading to see the prefect Pilate.
Pilate may decide to deal with him instead of us.
Seal rock and asked soldiers to Pilate.
Pilate will close the temple.
This is the only place he mentions Pilate.
Pilate offered that mob a choice.
This action alone is enough to incriminate Pilate.
Pilate intends to visit the temple himself tomorrow.
Jesus is arrested and is carried away to Pilate.
Pilate was loath to order the execution of your subject.
Jesus appears before Pilate a second time.
Pilate will see the priest.
But it was more true than Pilate knew.
