John 19:5 Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, “Behold the Man!”
I love the way that Pilate gave the people one more chance at making the right choice; just as God gives us chances to change our minds.
Pilate declared Jesus as a man to get them to take pity after He was beaten and scourged just as any other man (yet more so).
The crowd went on to choose a criminal instead of Christ. Christ did not fight that decision but accepted it as the final choice.
What choice will you make about Christ in your own life?