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18:29–40pp—Mt 27:11–18,20–23; Mk 15:2–15; Lk 23:2,3,18–25
28 Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor.o By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace,p because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover.q 29 So Pilate came out to them and asked, “What charges are you bringing against this man?”
30 “If he were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed him over to you.”
31 Pilate said, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.”
“But we have no right to execute anyone,” they objected. 32 This took place to fulfill what Jesus had said about the kind of death he was going to die.r
33 Pilate then went back inside the palace,s summoned Jesus and asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”t
34 “Is that your own idea,” Jesus asked, “or did others talk to you about me?”
35 “Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed you over to me. What is it you have done?”
36 Jesus said, “My kingdomu is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders.v But now my kingdom is from another place.”w
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