John:18:28-40
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Then they lead Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor
s palace ;
and it was early .
And they did not themselves go into the palace ,
that they might not be defiled ,
but might eat the passover .
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Pilate therefore went out to them ,
and saith ,
What accusation do ye bring against this man ?
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They answered and said to him ,
If he had not been doing evil ,
we would not have delivered him up to thee .
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Pilate therefore said to them ,
Take him yourselves ,
and judge him according to your law .
The Jews therefore said to him ,
It is not lawful for us to put any one to death .
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That the words of Jesus might be fulfilled ,
which he spoke ,
signifying what kind of death he was to die .
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Pilate therefore went into the palace again ,
and called Jesus ,
and said to him ,
Art thou the King of the Jews ?
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Jesus answered ,
Dost thou say this of thyself ,
or did others tell thee concerning me ?
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Pilate answered ,
Am I a Jew ?
Thy own nation and the chief priests delivered thee up to me .
What hast thou done ?
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Jesus answered ,
My kingdom is not of this world :
if my kingdom were of this world ,
my servants would have fought ,
that I should not be delivered up to the Jews ;
but now is my kingdom not from hence .
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Pilate therefore said to him ,
Art thou a king then ?
Jesus answered ,
Thou sayest what is true ;
for I am a king .
For this end have I been born ,
and for this cause have I come into the world ,
that I may bear witness to the truth .
Every one that is of the truth listeneth to my voice .
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Pilate saith to him ,
What is truth ?
And having said this ,
he went out again to the Jews ,
and saith to them ,
I find nothing criminal in him .
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But ye have a custom that I should release to you one at the passover :
do ye desire ,
therefore ,
that I release to you the king of the Jews ?
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Then they cried out again ,
saying ,
Not this man ,
but Barabbas .
Now Barabbas was a robber .
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