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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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When therefore Pilate heard this saying, he was more afraid.
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He entered into the Praetorium again, and said to Jesus, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.
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Pilate therefore said to him, "Aren't you speaking to me? Don't you know that I have power to release you, and have power to crucify you?"
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Jesus answered, "You would have no power at all against me, unless it were given to you from above. Therefore he who delivered me to you has greater sin."
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At this, Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, "If you release this man, you aren't Caesar's friend! Everyone who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar!"
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When Pilate therefore heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called "The Pavement," but in Hebrew, "Gabbatha."
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Now it was the Preparation of the Passover, at about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Behold, your King!"
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They cried out, "Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar!"
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Then therefore he delivered him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led him away.
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He went out, bearing his cross, to the place called "The place of a skull," which is called in Hebrew, "Golgotha,"