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1 Then the assembly rose as a body and brought Jesus before Pilate.
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Then the whole assembly rose and led him off to Pilate.
2 They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to the emperor, and saying that he himself is the Messiah, a king."
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And they began to accuse him, saying, “We have found this man subverting our nation. He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and claims to be Messiah, a king.”
3 Then Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He answered, "You say so."
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So Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no basis for an accusation against this man.
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Then Pilate announced to the chief priests and the crowd, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”
5 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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But they insisted, “He stirs up the people all over Judea by his teaching. He started in Galilee and has come all the way here.”
6 When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.
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On hearing this, Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean.
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