John 18:28-32

Jesus Brought Before Pilate

28 Then they brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor's residence. Now it was early, and they did not enter into the governor's residence so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover.

29 So Pilate came outside to them and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?"

30 They answered and said to him, "If this man were not doing evil, we would not have handed him over to you!"

31 So Pilate said to them, "You take him and judge him according to your law!" The Jews said to him, "It is not permitted for us to kill anyone,"

32 in order that the word of Jesus would be fulfilled that he had spoken, indicating by what sort of death he was going to die.