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And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns and put
it on his head, and they put a purple robe on him
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and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
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Pilate therefore went forth again and said unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.
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Then Jesus came forth, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And
Pilate said unto them, Behold the man!
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When the princes of the priests and the servants saw him, they cried out, saying, crucify him, crucify him. {Gr. stauroo – hang him on a stake} Pilate said unto them, Take him, and crucify him, for I find no fault in him.
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The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die because he made himself the Son of God.
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Therefore when Pilate heard that word, he was the more afraid
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and went again into the judgment hall and said unto Jesus, Where art thou from? But Jesus gave him no answer.
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Then Pilate said unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee {Gr. stauroo – hang thee on a stake} and have power to release thee?
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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.
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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.