What will Pilate have to admit when he stands before the righteous Judge?
When Pilate stands before the righteous Judge, he will have to admit that he could have done what he did not do. He will acknowledge that he could have acted rightly and was fully able to do so, but he failed to do it.
Les explains that Pilate too one day is going to stand before the righteous Judge. At that time Pilate will have to admit, “Yes, I could have done what I didn’t do.” The context then moves to the Jewish crowd’s terrible statement, “His blood be on us, and on our children,” showing how they willingly accepted responsibility for rejecting their Messiah.