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And the whole multitude of them, rising up, led him to Pilate.
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And they began to accuse him, saying: We have found this man perverting our nation and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar and saying that he is Christ the king.
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And Pilate asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, said: Thou sayest it.
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And Pilate said to the chief priests and to the multitudes: I find no cause in this man
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But they were more earnest, saying: He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place.
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But Pilate hearing Galilee, asked if the man were of Galilee?
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And when he understood that he was of Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him away to Herod, who was also himself at Jerusalem in those days.
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And Herod seeing Jesus, was very glad: for he was desirous of a long time to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some sign wrought by him.
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And he questioned him in many words. But he answered him nothing.