John 19:4-5

4 Pilate came out again and said to them, "Behold, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know that I find no guilt in Him."

5 Jesus then came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, "Behold, the Man!"

Two questions:

1. Why didn't Pilate take off the crown and robe when he brought Jesus out?

It seems weird that he wd let Him be brought out like that while saying he finds no guilt in Him. Wdn't some say "This is how he treats people w/o guilt?"

2. Why does he say "Behold, the Man!"?

Matthew Henry says:

...intimating that though his having been so popular might have given them some cause to fear that his interest in the country would lessen theirs...