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And fromthenceforthPilatesought to releasehim:but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this mango, thou artnotCaesar'sfriend:whosoevermakethhimself a king speaketh againstCaesar.
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When Pilatethereforeheardthatsaying, he broughtJesusforth,and sat downin the judgment seatin a place that is called the Pavement,but in the Hebrew,Gabbatha.
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And it was the preparation of the passover,andabout the sixthhour:and he saith unto the Jews,BeholdyourKing!
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But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucifyhim.Pilatesaith unto them, Shall I crucifyyourKing? The chief priestsanswered, We havenokingbutCaesar.
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Then delivered hehimtherefore unto themto be crucified. And they tookJesus,and led him away.
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And he bearinghiscross went forthinto a placecalled the place of a skull,which is called in the HebrewGolgotha:
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Where they crucifiedhim,andtwootherwithhim, on either side one**, andJesus in the midst.
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And*Pilatewrote a title,andput it on the cross.And the writingwas, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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Thistitlethenreadmany of the Jews:for the placewhereJesus was crucifiedwasnigh to the city:and it waswritten in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.
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Thensaid the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate,Writenot, The King of the Jews;butthathesaid, I amKing of the Jews.
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Pilateanswered, What I have written I have written.