What Does it Mean That Jesus Is the King of the Jews?
Joel Ryan
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Then Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He answered, "You say so."
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Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no basis for an accusation against this man.
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But they were insistent and said, "He stirs up the people by teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee where he began even to this place."
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When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.
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And when he learned that he was under Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him off to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time.
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When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had been wanting to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see him perform some sign.
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He questioned him at some length, but Jesus gave him no answer.
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The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him.
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Even Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him; then he put an elegant robe on him, and sent him back to Pilate.
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That same day Herod and Pilate became friends with each other; before this they had been enemies.
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Pilate then called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people,
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New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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