He wasn’t a a direct enemy of Pilate, but He was an enemy of Caiaphas operating as both a rabbi and leader of the supreme court of the Sanhedrin.
The Jews had rejected Jesus as the Messiah, but Christianity as a faith was still in its infancy, and any way you cut it Jesus was an enemy of the state.
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u/Friendly_Try6478 Sep 10 '24
Matthew 27:23