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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
But they again cried out, saying, "If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend." For when they profited nothing by bringing charges drawn from their own law, they wickedly betook themselves to external laws, saying, "Every one that maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar." And where hath this Man appeared as a tyrant? Whence can ye prove it? By the purple robe? By the diadem? By the dress? By the soldiers? …
Cyril of Alexandria
The exclamation of the Jews afflicts Pilate with panic, and sharpens the keenness of his caution, and makes him pause before putting Him to death. For they shouted out, that that very prisoner had made Himself the Son of God, Whom Pilate had been most anxious to release from all danger, and to acquit of every false accusation, having this fear at heart. …
Theophylact of Ohrid
So, when the Lord frightened Pilate with these words, from that time on he sought all the more to release Him. The Jews, since they had been convicted of slander in claiming that He made Himself a king, and had not succeeded either in their appeal to their own law (for from that point Pilate feared all the more and wished to release Him, so as not to provoke God), again resort to foreign laws and frighten Pilate, as one who was timid. …
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"But the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king, speaketh against Caesar." They thought to inspire Pilate with greater fear by terrifying him about Caesar, in order that he might put Christ to death, than formerly when they said, "We have the law, and by the law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God." It was not their law, indeed, that impelled him through fear to the deed of murder, but rather it was his fear of the Son of God that held him …
Thomas Aquinas
2397 The effect of all this was that upon this Pilate sought to release him. As we saw before, Pilate tried to release Christ from the very beginning. Thus the upon this indicates he now sought it for another reason, that is, to escape from sinning. Or, he had tried to release him before, but upon this, from now on, he was fully and firmly determined to release him. 2398 Above, the Jews accused Christ of a crime against their law, but Pilate seemed to consider this a slight matter since he himself was not subject to this law. …
Bonaventure
And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him. Understanding that his power was established under the power of another, he was unwilling to condemn an innocent man: therefore he wished to release him. But the Jews cried out. Here the fourth point is set forth, namely the threatening of the Jews: and because they could not condemn Christ through accusation, they turned to clamorous threatening: whence they charge Pilate, if he should release him, with disloyalty against Caesar; therefore he says: But the Jews cried out, against …
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