And they bound Him and led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.

Now Jesus stood before the governor [Pilate], and the governor asked Him, Are you the King of the Jews? Jesus said to him, You have stated [the fact].

Then Pilate said to Him, Do You not hear how many and how serious are the things they are testifying against You?

So when they had assembled for this purpose, Pilate said to them, Whom do you want me to set free for you, Barabbas, or Jesus Who is called Christ?

Pilate said to them, Then what shall I do with Jesus Who is called Christ?

So when Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but rather that a riot was about to break out, he took water and washed his hands in the presence of the crowd, saying, I am not guilty of nor responsible for this righteous Man’s blood; see to it yourselves.

He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

The next day, that is, the day after the day of Preparation [for the Sabbath], the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate

Pilate said to them, You have a guard [of soldiers; take them and] go, make it as secure as you can.

And immediately when it was morning, the chief priests, with the elders and scribes and the whole council, held a consultation; and when they had bound Jesus, they took Him away [violently] and handed Him over to Pilate.

And Pilate inquired of Him, Are You the King of the Jews? And He replied, It is as you say.

And Pilate again asked Him, Have You no answer to make? See how many charges they are bringing against You!

But Jesus made no further answer at all, so that Pilate wondered and marveled.

And the throng came up and began asking Pilate to do as he usually did for them.

And again Pilate said to them, Then what shall I do with the Man Whom you call the King of the Jews?

But Pilate said to them, Why? What has He done that is evil? But they shouted with all their might all the more, Crucify Him [at once]!

So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, set Barabbas free for them; and after having Jesus whipped, he handed [Him] over to be crucified.

Joseph, he of Arimathea, noble and honorable in rank and a respected member of the council (Sanhedrin), who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, daring the consequences, took courage and ventured to go to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

But Pilate wondered whether He was dead so soon, and, having called the centurion, he asked him whether [Jesus] was already dead.

In the fifteenth year of Tiberius Caesar’s reign—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene—

Just at that time there [arrived] some people who informed Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

Then the whole assembly of them got up and conducted [Jesus] before Pilate.

So Pilate asked Him, Are You the King of the Jews? And He answered him, [It is just as] you say. [I Am.]

And Pilate said to the chief priests and the throngs, I find no guilt or crime in this Man.

Upon hearing this, Pilate asked whether the Man was a Galilean.