281Then they led Jesus 2from the house of Caiaphas to 3the governor's headquarters.[a] It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor's headquarters, 4so that they would not be defiled, 5but could eat the Passover.
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6So Pilate went outside to them and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?"
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They answered him, "If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you."
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Pilate said to them, 7"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."
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8This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken 9to show by what kind of death he was going to die.