John 18:25-35

Peter Denies Jesus Again

25 ¹Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, "You also are not one of his disciples, are you?" He denied it and said, "I am not."

26 One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of ²the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, "Did I not see you ³in the garden with him?"

27 Peter again denied it, and ⁴at once a rooster crowed.

Jesus Before Pilate

28 ⁵Then they led Jesus ⁶from the house of Caiaphas to ⁷the governor's headquarters.^[a] It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor's headquarters, ⁸so that they would not be defiled, ⁹but could eat the Passover.

29 ¹⁰So Pilate went outside to them and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?"

30 They answered him, "If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you."

31 Pilate said to them, ¹¹"Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law." The Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death."

32 ¹²This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken ¹³to show by what kind of death he was going to die.

My Kingdom Is Not of This World

33 ¹⁴So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, ¹⁵"Are you the King of the Jews?"

34 Jesus answered, "Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?"

35 Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?"