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One of the Chief Priest's servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, said, "Didn't I see you in the garden with him?"
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Again, Peter denied it. Just then a rooster crowed.
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They led Jesus then from Caiaphas to the Roman governor's palace. It was early morning. They themselves didn't enter the palace because they didn't want to be disqualified from eating the Passover.
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So Pilate came out to them and spoke. "What charge do you bring against this man?"
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They said, "If he hadn't been doing something evil, do you think we'd be here bothering you?"
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Pilate said, "You take him. Judge him by your law."
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(This would confirm Jesus' word indicating the way he would die.)
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Pilate went back into the palace and called for Jesus. He said, "Are you the 'King of the Jews'?"
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Jesus answered, "Are you saying this on your own, or did others tell you this about me?"
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Pilate said, "Do I look like a Jew? Your people and your high priests turned you over to me. What did you do?"
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"My kingdom," said Jesus, "doesn't consist of what you see around you. If it did, my followers would fight so that I wouldn't be handed over to the Jews. But I'm not that kind of king, not the world's kind of king."