John 19:1-7

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19 Then Pilate laid open Jesus’ back with a leaded whip, ² and the soldiers made a crown of thorns and placed it on his head and robed him in royal purple. ³ “Hail, ‘King of the Jews’!” they mocked, and struck him with their fists.

⁴ Pilate went outside again and said to the Jews, “I am going to bring him out to you now, but understand clearly that I find him not guilty.”

⁵ Then Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said, “Behold the man!”

⁶ At sight of him the chief priests and Jewish officials began yelling, “Crucify! Crucify!”

“You crucify him,” Pilate said. “I find him not guilty.”

⁷ They replied, “By our laws he ought to die because he called himself the Son of God.”