drb - John:18:28-40

drb@John:18:28 @Then they led Jesus from Caiphas to the governor's hall. And it was morning; and they went not into the hall, that they might not be defiled, but that they might eat the pasch.

drb@John:18:29 @Pilate therefore went out to them, and said: What accusation bring you against this man?

drb@John:18:30 @They answered, and said to him: If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to thee.

drb@John:18:31 @Pilate therefore said to them: Take him you, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said to him: It is not lawful for us to put any man to death;

drb@John:18:32 @That the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he said, signifying what death he should die.

drb@John:18:33 @Pilate therefore went into the hall again, and called Jesus, and said to him: Art thou the king of the Jews?

drb@John:18:34 @Jesus answered: Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or have others told it thee of me?

drb@John:18:35 @Pilate answered: Am I a Jew? Thy own nation, and the chief priests, have delivered thee up to me: what hast thou done?

drb@John:18:36 @Jesus answered: My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would certainly strive that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now my kingdom is not from hence.

drb@John:18:37 @Pilate therefore said to him: Art thou a king then? Jesus answered: Thou sayest that I am a king. For this was I born, and for this came I into the world; that I should give testimony to the truth. Every one that is of the truth, heareth my voice.

drb@John:18:38 @Pilate saith to him: What is truth? And when he said this, he went out again to the Jews, and saith to them: I find no cause in him.

drb@John:18:39 @But you have a custom that I should release one unto you at the pasch: will you, therefore, that I release unto you the king of the Jews?

drb@John:18:40 @Then cried they all again, saying: Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.