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28 Then they led Jesus from the house of Ca'iaphas to the praetorium. It was early. They themselves did not enter the praetorium, so that they might not be defiled, but might eat the passover.
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Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace, because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover.
29 So Pilate went out to them and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?"
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So Pilate came out to them and asked, “What charges are you bringing against this man?”
30 They answered him, "If this man were not an evildoer, we would not have handed him over."
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“If he were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed him over to you.”
31 Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law." The Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put any man to death."
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Pilate said, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” “But we have no right to execute anyone,” they objected.
32 This was to fulfil the word which Jesus had spoken to show by what death he was to die.
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This took place to fulfill what Jesus had said about the kind of death he was going to die.
33 Pilate entered the praetorium again and called Jesus, and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?"
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Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
34 Jesus answered, "Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?"
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“Is that your own idea,” Jesus asked, “or did others talk to you about me?”
35 Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me; what have you done?"
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“Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed you over to me. What is it you have done?”
36 Jesus answered, "My kingship is not of this world; if my kingship were of this world, my servants would fight, that I might not be handed over to the Jews; but my kingship is not from the world."
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Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.”
37 Pilate said to him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Every one who is of the truth hears my voice."
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“You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”
38 Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" After he had said this, he went out to the Jews again, and told them, "I find no crime in him.
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“What is truth?” retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, “I find no basis for a charge against him.
39 But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover; will you have me release for you the King of the Jews?"
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But it is your custom for me to release to you one prisoner at the time of the Passover. Do you want me to release ‘the king of the Jews’?”
40 They cried out again, "Not this man, but Barab'bas!" Now Barab'bas was a robber.
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They shouted back, “No, not him! Give us Barabbas!” Now Barabbas had taken part in an uprising.
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