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Then Pilate took Jesus and had him whipped with cords.
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And the men of the army made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they put a purple robe on him.
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And they kept coming and saying, Long life to the King of the Jews! And they gave him blows with their hands.
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And Pilate went out again and said to them, See, I let him come out to you to make it clear to you that I see no wrong in him.
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Then Jesus came out with the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, Here is the man!
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So when the chief priests and the police saw him they gave a loud cry, To the cross! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and put him on the cross: I see no crime in him.
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And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God.
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When this saying came to Pilate's ears his fear became greater;
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And he went again into the Praetorium and said to Jesus, Where do you come from? But Jesus gave him no answer.