John 18:37-38 says, “Pilate therefore said to him, ‘Are you a king then?’ Jesus answered, ‘You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears my voice.’ Pilate said to him, ‘What is truth?’ And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, ‘I find no fault in him at all.'” Pilate’s dialog with Jesus focused on his kingship. Jesus says he came to earth to present himself as king and “bear witness to the truth.” In whom else does a political leader combine with truth?! Isn’t that refreshing? Pilate’s closing question about truth shows his disdain for it even while speaking to truth incarnate (14:6). Let’s imitate Jesus today by being truthful.