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Then the whole company of them arose, and brought him before Pilate.
2
And they began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ a king."
3
And Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him, "You have said so."
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And Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, "I find no crime in this man.
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But they were urgent, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee 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 belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him over 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 long desired to see him, because he had heard about him, and he was hoping to see some sign done by him.