John 19:5-16 - Pilate Sentences Jesus To Death

⁵ Then Jesus came out, bearing the thorny crown and purple robe. And he says to them, Behold, the man!

⁶ Then when the high priest and officers saw Him, they cried out, Crucify Him, crucify Him. Pilate says to them, You take Him, and crucify Him: for I find nothing criminal in Him.

⁷ And the Jews responded, We have a law, and according to law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God.

⁸ Then when Pilate heard this word, he feared the more; ⁹ then he went again into the judgment hall, and speaks to Jesus, Whence art thou? And Jesus gave him no answer. ¹⁰ Pilate says to Him, Do you not speak to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you, and I have power to crucify you?

¹¹ Jesus responded, Thou hast no power against me, unless it was given to thee from above: on this account the one having betrayed me to thee has the greater sin.

¹² After this Pilate still sought to release Him: but the Jews continued to cry out, saying, If you release Him, you are not the friend of Caesar: every one making himself king speaks against Caesar.

¹³ Then Pilate hearing these words, led out Jesus, and sat down on the tribunal, in the place called Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha. ¹⁴ And it was the preparation of the passover: and was about the sixth hour. And he says to the Jews, Behold, your King!

¹⁵ Then they cried out, Take Him away, take Him away, crucify Him. Pilate says to them, Shall I crucify your King? And the chief priests responded, We have no king but Caesar.

¹⁶ Therefore he then delivered Him to them that He should be crucified. Then they took Jesus and led Him away.