John 18:33–40

³³Pilate therefore entered again into the praetorium and called Jesus, and said to him, Thou art the king of the Jews? ³⁴Jesus answered him, Dost thou say this of thyself, or have others said it to thee concerning me? ³⁵Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thy nation and the chief priests have delivered thee up to me: what hast thou done? ³⁶Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, my servants had fought that I might not be delivered up to the Jews; but now my kingdom is not from hence. ³⁷Pilate therefore said to him, Thou art then a king? Jesus answered, Thou sayest it, that I am a king. I have been born for this, and for this I have come into the world, that I might bear witness to the truth. Every one that is of the truth hears my voice. ³⁸Pilate says to him, What is truth? And having said this he went out again to the Jews, and says to them, I find no fault whatever in him. ³⁹But ye have a custom that I release some one to you at the passover; will ye therefore that I release unto you the king of the Jews? ⁴⁰They cried therefore again all, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.