<p>28:14&nbsp;<i>And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will appease him and keep you out of trouble</i>- The same word translated &quot;persuade&quot; in 27:20. They had persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and crucify Jesus, and they thought they could deal with Pilate in the same way. Their power over Pilate was assumed; it is doubtful whether they had that much power over a man who was consistently written into history as a conscienceless man- in every matter apart from that of the Lord Jesus.</p>