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25 And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. And they said to him, “Aren’t you also one of His disciples?” He denied it, and said, “I am not.”
26 One of the servants of the High Priest, his cousin, whose ear Peter cut off, said, “Didn’t I see you in the garden with Him?”
27 Peter then denied again. And immediately the cock crew.
28 Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas into the common hall. Now it was morning, and they themselves did not go into the common hall (so that they would not be defiled, and that they might eat the Passover).
29 Then Pilate went out to them, and said, “What accusation do you bring against this Man?”
30 They answered, and said to him, “If He were not an evil doer, we would not have delivered Him to you.”
31 Then Pilate said to them, “Take Him, and judge Him after your own Law.” Then the Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,”
32 so that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which He spoke signifying what death He would die.
33 So Pilate entered into the common hall again; and called Jesus, and said to him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”
34 Jesus answered him, “Do you say that of yourself, or did others tell it to you about Me?”
35 Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation, and the High Priest, have delivered You to me. What have You done?”
36 Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not of this world. If My Kingdom were of this world, My servants would surely fight, so that I might not be delivered to the Jews. But now, My Kingdom is not from here.”
37 Then Pilate said to Him, “Are You a King, then?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a King. For this reason, I am born. And for this reason, I came into the world; that I should bear witness to the Truth. Everyone that is of the Truth, hears My voice.”
38 Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” And when he had said that, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, “I find no guilt in Him at all.
39 “But you have a custom that I should release one to you at the Passover. Shall I then release to you the King of the Jews?”
40 Then they all cried again, saying, “Not Him, but Barabbas!” Now, this Barabbas was a murderer.
19 Then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him.
2 And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on His head. And they put a purple garment on Him,
3 and said, “Hail King of the Jews!” And they struck Him.
4 Then Pilate went forth again, and said to them, “Behold, I bring Him out to you, so that you may know that I find no fault in Him at all!”
5 Then Jesus came forth, wearing a crown of thorns and a purple garment. And Pilate said to them, “Behold the Man!”
6 Then, when the chief priests and officers saw Him, they cried, saying, “Crucify, crucify Him!” Pilate said to them, “Take Him and crucify Him! For I find no fault in Him!”
7 The Jews answered Him, “We have a law! And by our law, He ought to die. Because He made himself the Son of God!”
8 Then, when Pilate heard that word, he was all the more afraid,
9 and again went into the common hall and said to Jesus, “From where do You come?” But Jesus gave him no answer.
10 Then Pilate said to Him, “Will You not speak to me? Don’t you know that I have power to crucify You, and have power to free You?
11 Jesus answered, “You could have no power at all against Me unless it were given to you from above. Therefore, the one who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.
12 From then on, Pilate sought to free Him. But the Jews cried, saying, “If you release Him, you are not a friend of Caesar’s! For whoever makes himself a king, speaks against Caesar!”
13 When Pilate heard this word, he brought Jesus forth and sat down in the judgment seat (in a place called the Stone Pavement; and in Hebrew, Gabbatha).
14 And it was the Day of Preparation of the Passover, about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, “Behold your King.”
15 But they cried, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar!”
16 Then he delivered Him to them, to be crucified. And they took Jesus and led Him away.
17 And He bore His own cross and came to a place named for dead men’s skulls (which is called in Hebrew ‘Golgotha’),
18 where they crucified Him and two others with Him (one on either side and Jesus in between).
19 And Pilate also wrote a title and put it on the cross. And on it was written, “JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS”.
20 Then, many of the Jews read this title. For the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city. And it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin.
21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews’; but that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews’.”
22 Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”
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