scripture
"For this purpose I have come into the world — to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice. Pilate said to him, 'What is truth?'"
Source
Before Pilate — 'What is truth?'
John 18:37–38 (ESV)
Author
Gospel of John
Date
c. 90–110 CE
Credibility & evidentiary value

The Roman trial before Pontius Pilate (independently attested as a historical figure by Tacitus and the Pilate Stone). The dialogue is John's theological framing.

Citation · Chicago

John 18:28–40 (ESV). The English Standard Version (Wheaton: Crossway, 2001).

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