Jesus Before Pilate

28 (A)Then they led Jesus (B)from the house of Caiaphas to (C)the governor's headquarters.[a] It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor's headquarters, (D)so that they would not be defiled, (E)but could eat the Passover. 29 (F)So Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” 30 They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.” 31 Pilate said to them, (G)“Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.” 32 (H)This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken (I)to show by what kind of death he was going to die.

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  1. John 18:28 Greek the praetorium

Pilate Questions Jesus(A)

28 Then Jesus was led from Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters[a] early in the morning. The Jews[b] did not go into the headquarters, to avoid becoming unclean[c] and unable to eat the Passover meal. 29 So Pilate came out to them and asked, “What accusation are you bringing against this man?”

30 They answered him, “If he weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.”

31 Pilate told them, “You take him and try him according to your Law.”

The Jewish leaders[d] told him, “It is not legal for us to put anyone to death.” 32 This was to fulfill what Jesus had said[e] when he indicated the kind of death he was to die.

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  1. John 18:28 Lit. to the praetorium
  2. John 18:28 Lit. they
  3. John 18:28 I.e. ceremonially unqualified
  4. John 18:31 I.e. Judean leaders; lit. The Jews
  5. John 18:32 Lit. the word of Jesus that he said