John 19:14-16

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¹⁴ It was about midday on the day of Preparation for the Passover.

“Look,” said Pilate, “here is your king!”

¹⁵ “Take him away!” they shouted. “Take him away! Crucify him!”

“Do you want me to crucify your king?” asked Pilate.

“We have no king,” the chief priests replied, “except Caesar!”

¹⁶ Then he handed him over to them to be crucified.

The King of the Jews

So they took Jesus away.