John:18:28-40

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* They lead Jesus therefore from Caiaphas into the Praetorium : and it was early ; and they themselves didn 't enter into the Praetorium , that they might not be defiled , but might eat the Passover . * Pilate therefore went out to them , and says , What accusation do you (note :){+}(:note ) bring against this man ? * They answered and said to him , If this man were not an evildoer , we should not have delivered him up to you . * Pilate therefore said to them , Take him yourselves , and judge him according to your (note :){+}(:note ) law . The Jews said to him , It is not lawful for us to put any man to death : * that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled , which he spoke , signifying by what manner of death he should die . * Pilate therefore entered again into the Praetorium , and called Jesus , and said to him , Are you the King of the Jews ? * Jesus answered , Do you say this of yourself , or did others tell it to you concerning me ? * Pilate answered , Am I a Jew ? Your own nation and the chief priests delivered you to me : what have you done ? * Jesus answered , My kingdom is not of this world : if my kingdom were of this world , then my attendants would fight , that I should not be delivered to the Jews : but now my kingdom is not from here . * Pilate therefore said to him , Are you a king then ? Jesus answered , You say that I am a king . To this end I have been born , and to this end I have come into the world , that I should bear witness to the truth . Everyone who is of the truth hears my voice . * Pilate says to him , What is truth ? And when he had said this , he went out again to the Jews , and says to them , I find no crime in him . * But you (note :){+}(:note ) have a custom , that I should release to you {+} one at the Passover : do you {+} want therefore that I release to you {+} the King of the Jews ? * They cried out therefore again , saying , Not this man , but Barabbas . Now Barabbas was a robber .

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