³⁵ Then he said to his colleagues, “Men of Israel, take care what you are planning to do to these men!

²⁶ When the officer heard this, he went to the commander and asked, “What are you doing? This man is a Roman citizen!”

³⁶ Since this is an undeniable fact, you should stay calm and not do anything rash.

¹⁹ Just then, as Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Leave that innocent man alone. I suffered through a terrible nightmare about him last night.”

¹⁹ But did King Hezekiah and the people kill him for saying this? No, they turned from their sins and worshiped the Lord. They begged him for mercy. Then the Lord changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had pronounced against them. So we are about to do ourselves great harm.”