What is truth?
Pilate's throw away comment (if, in fact, that is what it was) seems a frustration with determining truth in the quagmire of cultural paradigms. The Jewish leaders (Sadducees/high priests, particularly) were promoting one view of Jesus and "kingdom." Rome, meanwhile, maintained consistent pressure as to the proper role/view of "kingdom" (empire). And Jesus adds to the mix with a completely new tangent which defies geographical territory, authority structures and "laws."
Even so, "truth" stands before Pilate, and he refuses to "listen to [His] voice." Most horrific of all, Pilate then turns to the Jewish mob to determine "truth" by giving them a choice, and they choose an insurrectionist to be freed.
And truth abuse is still in vogue today.
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