John:19:1-16

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* Then Pilate therefore took Jesus , and scourged him . * And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns , and put it on his head , and they put on him a purple robe , * And said , Hail , King of the Jews ! and they smote him with their hands . * Pilate therefore went forth again , and said to them , Behold , I bring him forth to you , that you may know that I find no fault in him . * Then came Jesus forth , wearing the crown of thorns , and the purple robe . And Pilate said to them , Behold the man ! * When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him , they cried out , saying , Crucify him , crucify him . Pilate said to them , Take you him , and crucify him : for I find no fault in him . * The Jews answered him , We have a law , and by our law he ought to die , because he made himself the Son of God . * When Pilate therefore heard that saying , he was the more afraid ; * And went again into the judgment hall , and said to Jesus , From where are you ? But Jesus gave him no answer . * Then said Pilate to him , Speak you not to me ? know you not that I have power to crucify you , and have power to release you ? * Jesus answered , You could have no power at all against me , except it were given you from above : therefore he that delivered me to you has the greater sin . * And from thereafter Pilate sought to release him : but the Jews cried out , saying , If you let this man go , you are not Caesar ' friend : whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar . * When Pilate therefore heard that saying , he brought Jesus forth , and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement , but in the Hebrew , Gabbatha . * And it was the preparation of the passover , and about the sixth hour : and he said to the Jews , Behold your King ! * But they cried out , 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 . * Then delivered he him therefore to them to be crucified . And they took Jesus , and led him away .

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