³⁶Jesus answered, “^aMy kingdom ¹is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be delivered over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not ²from here.”

³⁷Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “^aYou yourself said I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, ^bto bear witness to the truth. ^cEveryone who is of the truth hears My voice.”

³⁸Pilate ^*said to Him, “What is truth?”

And when he had said this, he ^awent out again to the Jews and ^*said to them, “^bI find no guilt in Him.

³⁹“^aBut you have a custom that I release someone ¹for you at the Passover; do you wish then that I release ²for you the King of the Jews?”

⁴⁰So they cried out again, saying, “^aNot this man, but Barabbas.” Now Barabbas was a robber.

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John 18:37: Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”

Footnotes

1Or is not derived from
2From this realm
*Marks verbs that are historical presents in the Greek which have been translated with an English past tense in order to conform to modern usage.
1Or to you
2Or to you

Cross references

a John 18:28, 29; 19:9
b Luke 23:3; John 19:12
a Matt 26:53; Luke 17:21; John 6:15
a Matt 27:11; Mark 15:2; Luke 22:70; 23:3
b John 1:14; 3:32; 8:14
c John 8:47; 1 John 4:6
a John 18:33; 19:4
b Luke 23:4; John 19:4, 6
a John 18:39–19:16: Matt 27:15–26; Mark 15:6–15; Luke 23:18–25
a Acts 3:14