John 18:33–40

³³Pilate, therefore, entered into the praetorium again, and called Jesus, and said to him, ‘Thou art the King of the Jews?’ ³⁴Jesus answered him, ‘From thyself dost thou say this? or did others say it to thee about me?’ ³⁵Pilate answered, ‘Am I a Jew? thy nation, and the chief priests did deliver thee up to me; what didst thou?’ ³⁶Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom is not of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, my officers had struggled that I might not be delivered up to Jews; but now my kingdom is not from hence.’ ³⁷Pilate, therefore, said to him, ‘Art thou then a king?’ Jesus answered, ‘Thou dost say it; because a king I am, I for this have been born, and for this I have come to the world, that I may testify to the truth; every one who is of the truth, doth hear my voice.’ ³⁸Pilate saith to him, ‘What is truth?’ and this having said, again he went forth unto the Jews, and saith to them, ‘I do find no fault in him; ³⁹and ye have a custom that I shall release to you one in the passover; will ye, therefore, that I shall release to you the king of the Jews?’ ⁴⁰therefore they all cried out again, saying, ‘Not this one—but Barabbas;’ and Barabbas was a robber.

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