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So they bound him, led him away and handed him over to Pilate the governor.
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Jesus Before Pilate
Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
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Then Pilate asked him, “Don’t you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?”
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So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”
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While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him this message: “Don’t have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him.”
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“What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify him!”
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“Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”
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When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “It is your responsibility!”
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Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
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The Guard at the Tomb
The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate.
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“Take a guard,” Pilate answered. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”
