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The whole group rose up and took Jesus before Pilate,
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where they began to accuse him: "We caught this man misleading our people, telling them not to pay taxes to the Emperor and claiming that he himself is the Messiah, a king."
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Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" "So you say," answered Jesus.
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Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no reason to condemn this man.
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But they insisted even more strongly, "With his teaching he is starting a riot among the people all through Judea. He began in Galilee and now has come here."
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When Pilate heard this, he asked, "Is this man a Galilean?"
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When he learned that Jesus was from the region ruled by Herod, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time.
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Herod was very pleased when he saw Jesus, because he had heard about him and had been wanting to see him for a long time. He was hoping to see Jesus perform some miracle.