Matthew 2:9

2:9 After listening to the king they left, and once again ¹  the star they saw when it rose ²  led them until it stopped above the place where the child was.

Matthew 27:11

Jesus and Pilate

27:11 Then ³  Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, ⁴  “Are you the king ⁵  of the Jews?” Jesus ⁶  said, “You say so.” ⁷ 

[2:9]  ¹ tn Grk “and behold the star.”

[2:9]  ² tn See the note on the word “rose” in 2:2.

[27:11]  ³ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[27:11]  ⁴ tn Grk “asked him, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[27:11]  ⁵ sn “Are you the king of the Jews?” Pilate was interested in this charge because of its political implications of sedition against Rome.

[27:11]  ⁶ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:11]  ⁷ sn The reply “You say so” is somewhat enigmatic, like Jesus’ earlier reply to the Jewish leadership in 26:64.