watched. See on Luke 17:20. Compare Luke 6:7; Luke 14:1; Mark 3:2.
spies. secret agents. Greek enkathetos = Hers in wait. Joshua 8:14.Job 31:9. Occurs only here in N.T.
feign. Greek. hupokrinomai. App-122. Occurs only here in N.T.
just. righteous: i.e., here, honest.
words. discourse. Greek. Plural of logos. See note on Mark 9:32.
that so. to (Greek. eis. App-101.) the end that.
power. rule. The Roman power. Greek. arche. App-172.
the governor. Pilate. He alone had the rule as to life and death. So that it was the Lord's life they had in view.