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Sowhen the chiefpriests and the 1officerssaw Him, they cried out saying, "Crucify, crucify!" Pilatesaid to them, "Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for 2I findnoguilt in Him."
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The Jewsanswered him, "3We have a law, and by that law He ought to diebecause He 4madeHimself out to be the Son of God."
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ThereforewhenPilateheardthisstatement, he was even moreafraid;
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and he 5entered into the Praetoriumagain and said to Jesus, "Where are You from?" But 6Jesusgave 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, "7You would haveno*authorityover Me, unless* it had beengiven you from above; for thisreason8he 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, "9If 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 10satdown on the judgmentseat at a placecalled The Pavement, but 11in Hebrew, Gabbatha.
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Now it was 12the day of preparation for the Passover; it was about the 13sixthhour. And he said to the Jews, "Behold, 14your King!"
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So they cried out, "15Away with Him, away with Him, crucify Him!" Pilatesaid to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chiefpriestsanswered, "We havenoking but Caesar."
The Crucifixion
16So he then16handed Him over to them to be crucified.