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Jesus answered, Thou could have no power
at all against me, unless it were given thee from above; therefore he that delivered me unto thee has the greater sin.
12
And from then on Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar’s friend; whosoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.
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Therefore when Pilate heard that word, he brought Jesus forth and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.
14
And it was the preparation of the passover and about the sixth hour; then he said unto the Jews, Behold your King!
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But they cried out, Away with
him, away with
him, crucify him. Pilate said unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The high priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.
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So that then, he delivered him unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus and led
him away.
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And he, bearing his
cross {Gr. stauros – stake}, went forth into a place called
the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew, Golgotha,
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where they crucified him and two others with him, one on either side and Jesus in the middle.
19
And Pilate also wrote a title and put
it above the
cross {Gr. stauros – stake}. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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And many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near to the city; and it was written in Hebrew
and Greek
and Latin.
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Then the high priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews, but that he said, I AM King of the Jews.