John 18:33-40 - Pilate Questions Jesus

³³ So Pilate went back into the governor's house and called Jesus and said to him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"

³⁴ Jesus answered, "Did you think of that yourself, or has someone else said it to you about me?"

³⁵ Pilate answered, "Do you take me for a Jew? Your own people and the high priests handed you over to me. What offense have you committed?"

³⁶ Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not a kingdom of this world. If my kingdom were a kingdom of this world, my men would have fought to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom has no such origin."

³⁷ Pilate said to him, "Then you are a king?" Jesus answered, "As you say, I am a king. It was for this that I was born and for this that I came to the world, to give testimony for truth. Everyone who is on the side of truth listens to my voice."

³⁸ Pilate said to him, "What is truth!" With these words he went outside again to the Jews, and said to them, "I can find nothing to charge him with. ³⁹ But it is your custom to have me release one man for you at Passover time. Do you want me therefore to release the king of the Jews for you?"

⁴⁰ Then they shouted back, "No! Not him, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.