Pilate then went out unto them. — Better, Pilate therefore went out unto them — i.e., because of their religious scruples they would not enter into the palace.
What accusation bring ye against this man? — Comp. John 18:33. They expected that he would have at once ordered His execution; but he asks for the formal charge which they bring against Him. He knew by hearsay what this was, but demands the legal accusation without which the trial could not proceed. As the Roman procurator, he demands what crime Jesus has committed against the Roman law.