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Pilate1came out again and said to them, "Behold, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know that 2I findnoguilt in Him."
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Jesusthencame out, 3wearing the crown of thorns and the purplerobe. Pilate said to them, "Behold, the Man!"
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Sowhen the chiefpriests and the 4officerssaw Him, they cried out saying, "Crucify, crucify!" Pilatesaid to them, "Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for 5I findnoguilt in Him."
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The Jewsanswered him, "6We have a law, and by that law He ought to diebecause He 7madeHimself out to be the Son of God."
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ThereforewhenPilateheardthisstatement, he was even moreafraid;
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and he 8entered into the Praetoriumagain and said to Jesus, "Where are You from?" But 9Jesusgave him noanswer.
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SoPilatesaid to Him, "You do not speak to me? Do You not know that I haveauthority to release You, and I haveauthority to crucify You?"
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Jesusanswered, "10You would haveno*authorityover Me, unless* it had beengiven you from above; for thisreason11he who delivered Me to you has the greatersin."
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As a result of thisPilatemadeefforts to release Him, but the Jewscried out saying, "12If you releasethisMan, you are nofriend of Caesar; everyone who makeshimself out to be a kingopposesCaesar."
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Therefore when Pilateheardthesewords, he broughtJesus out, and 13satdown on the judgmentseat at a placecalled The Pavement, but 14in Hebrew, Gabbatha.
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Now it was 15the day of preparation for the Passover; it was about the 16sixthhour. And he said to the Jews, "Behold, 17your King!"