John:19:1-16

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* After that Pilate took Jesus and had him scourged ; * and the soldiers plaited a crown of thorns , placed it on his head , and threw a purple cloak about him , and kept marching up to him , * saying , "Hail ! King of the Jews !" They also gave him blow after blow with their hands . * Pilate again came forth and said to the people , "See , I am going to bring his out to you , that you may clearly know that I find no crime in him ," * Then as Jesus came out , wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe , Pilate said to them , "BEHOLD , THE MAN !" * So when the chief priests and the police saw him , they shouted . "Crucify him ! Crucify him !" "Take him yourselves and crucify him ," said Pilate , "for I find no crime in him ." * The Jews answered him , "We have a law , and by that law he ought to die , because he made himself out to be Gods Son ," * Now when Pilate heard these words he was more alarmed than ever , * and entering the Praetorium again , he said to Jesus , "What is your origin ?" * Jesus made no answer . So Pilate said to him . "Do you not speak to me ? Do you not know that I have power to release you , or power to crucify you ?" * "You would have no power over me ," answered Jesus , "unless it had been given you from above . For this reason he who has betrayed me to you has the greater sin ." * After that Pilate began to seek to release him , but the Jews shouted out . "If you release this man you are no friend of the Emperor . Any man who makes himself out to be king is a rebel against the Emperor ." * On hearing what they said , Pilate brought Jesus out and made him sit on the judges seat in a place called the Mosaic Pavement (the Hebrew name is Gabbatha ). * And it was the day of Preparation for the Passover , about six oclock in the morning . Then he said to the Jews , "Behold your King !" * Then they shouted . "Away with him ! Away with him ! Crucify him !" "Crucify your King ?" said Pilate . The chief priests answered , "We have no king but Caesar !" * So then he gave him over to them to be crucified .

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