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 saith unto them , Behold , I bring him forth to you , that ye may know that I find no fault in him . * Then came Jesus forth , wearing the crown of thorns , and the purple robe . And Pilate saith unto them , Behold the man ! * When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him , they cried out , saying , Crucify him , crucify him . Pilate saith unto them , Take ye 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 saith unto Jesus , Whence art thou ? But Jesus gave him no answer . * Then saith Pilate unto him , Speakest thou not unto me ? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee , and have power to release thee ? * Jesus answered , Thou couldest have no power at all against me , except it were given thee from above : therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin . * And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him : but the Jews cried out , saying , If thou let this man go , thou art not Caesar 's friend : whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh 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 saith unto the Jews , Behold your King ! * But they cried out , Away with him , away with him , crucify him . Pilate saith unto them , Shall I crucify your King ? The chief priests answered , We have no king but Caesar . * Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified . And they took Jesus , and led him away .

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