Is Our Lord Ever Referred to as "Jesus" by His Enemies?
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Is Our Lord Ever Referred to as "Jesus" by His Enemies?
Obviously Pilate referred to to Jesus by name on a couple of occasions.
At the trial of Jesus, Pilate addressed the crowd in the presence of Jesus himself:
Pilate saith to them: What shall I do then with Jesus that is called Christ? They say all: Let him be crucified. - Matthew 27:22
Pilate also had the name of Jesus inscribed into the title of condemnation over the head of Jesus as he hung on the Cross:
19 And Pilate wrote a title also, and he put it upon the cross. And the writing was: Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.
20 This title therefore many of the Jews did read: because the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, in Greek, and in Latin. - John 19:19-20
Pilate did in fact address Jesus by name in writing also. Your question does not express that it had to be verbal only!
The Demons also referred to Jesus by name. They in themselves could be considered Jesus' archenemy.
βGo away! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you areβthe Holy One of God!β - Luke 4:34
Saying: What have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know who thou art, the Holy One of God. - Mark 1:24
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Yes, and you can read it in John's gospel account, in any translation, including the Douay-Rheims Bible:
"Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read, 'JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS'. Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek." John 19:19-20 N.I.V.
Pontius Pilate was the Roman authority enabled to condemn prisoners to death, by crucifixion or other means. He examined Jesus of Nazareth, found no fault with him and said so, but the crowds howled for his crucifixion, preferring to have Barabbas released to them rather than Jesus of Nazareth, who had gone openly about, doing good and healing many (John 19:1-16).
That is one example of a man - who was most certainly an enemy of Jesus - addressing him publicly as 'Jesus of Nazareth' and in three languages at that. A very public, clear and unequivocal declaration of just who this person was who he had crucified.
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