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So then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him .
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And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head ,
and they put on Him a purple robe .
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Then they said , "
Hail ,
King of the Jews !"
And they struck Him with their hands .
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Pilate then went out again ,
and said to them , "
Behold ,
I am bringing Him out to you ,
that you may know that I find no fault in Him ."
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Then Jesus came out ,
wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe .
And Pilate said to them , "
Behold the Man !"
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Therefore ,
when the chief priests and officers saw Him ,
they cried out ,
saying , "
Crucify Him ,
crucify Him !"
Pilate said to them , "
You take Him and crucify Him ,
for I find no fault in Him ."
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The Jews answered him , "
We have a law ,
and according to our law He ought to die ,
because He made Himself the Son of God ."
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Therefore ,
when Pilate heard that saying ,
he was the more afraid ,
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and went again into the Praetorium ,
and said to Jesus , "
Where are You from ?"
But Jesus gave him no answer .
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Then Pilate said to Him , "
Are You not speaking to me ?
Do You not know that I have power to crucify You ,
and power to release You ?"
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Jesus answered , "
You could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above .
Therefore the one who delivered Me to you has the greater sin ."
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From then on Pilate sought to release Him ,
but the Jews cried out ,
saying , "
If you let this Man go ,
you are not Caesar '
s friend .
Whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar ."
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When Pilate therefore heard that saying ,
he brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called The Pavement ,
but in Hebrew ,
Gabbatha .
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Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover ,
and about the sixth hour .
And he said to the Jews , "
Behold your King !"
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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 !"
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Then he delivered Him to them to be crucified .
Then they took Jesus and led Him away .