23 Then the whole assembly rose and led him off to Pilate.(A) And they began to accuse him, saying, “We have found this man subverting our nation.(B) He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar(C) and claims to be Messiah, a king.”(D)

So Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?”

“You have said so,” Jesus replied.

Then Pilate announced to the chief priests and the crowd, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”(E)

But they insisted, “He stirs up the people all over Judea by his teaching. He started in Galilee(F) and has come all the way here.”

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Jesus before Pilate

23 Then the assembly rose as a body and brought Jesus[a] before Pilate.(A) They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man inciting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar and saying that he himself is the Messiah, a king.”[b](B) Then Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” He answered, “You say so.”(C) Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for an accusation against this man.”(D) But they were insistent and said, “He stirs up the people by teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee where he began even to this place.”

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Footnotes

  1. 23.1 Gk him
  2. 23.2 Or is an anointed king