John 19:1-16 - Pilate Attempts To Release Jesus
1 Then Pilate, therefore, took Jesus, and scourged him. 2 And, the soldiers, plaiting a crown out of thorns, placed it upon his head, and, a purple robe, cast they about him; 3 and kept coming unto him, and saying - Joy to thee! O King of the Jews! - and were giving unto him smart blows.
4 And Pilate went forth again outside, and saith unto them - See! I lead him unto you outside, that ye may take knowledge, that, no single fault, do I find in him.
5 Jesus, therefore, came forth outside, wearing the thorn crown, and the purple mantle. And he saith unto them - Lo! the Man!
6 When, therefore, the High-priests and the officers saw him, they cried aloud, saying - Crucify! Crucify! Pilate saith unto them - Ye, take him, and crucify; for, I, find not in him, a fault.
7 The Jews answered him - We, have, a law, and, according to the law, he ought to die, because, Son of God, himself, he made.
8 When, therefore, Pilate heard this word, he was the more afraid; 9 and entered into the judgment-hail again, and saith unto Jesus - Whence, art, thou? But, Jesus, gave him no, answer. 10 Pilate, therefore, saith unto him - Unto me, dost thou not speak? Knowest thou not, that, authority, have I to release thee, and, authority, have I to crucify thee?
11 Jesus answered him - Thou couldst have had no authority against me, at all, if it had not been given unto thee from above. Therefore, he that delivered me unto thee, hath, greater sin.
12 For this cause, Pilate, began seeking to release him; but, the Jews, cried aloud saying - If this man thou release, thou art not a friend of Caesar, for, every one who maketh himself king, speaketh against Caesar.
13 Pilate, therefore, when he heard these words, led Jesus outside, and sat down upon a raised seat, in a place called Pavement, but, in Hebrew, Gabbatha. 14 Now it was the preparation of the passover, - it was about the sixth hour. And he saith unto the Jews - See! your King!
15 They, therefore, cried aloud - Away! away! Crucify him! Pilate saith unto them - Your king, shall I crucify? The High-priests answered - We have no king but Caesar!
16 Then, therefore, he delivered him up unto them, that he might be crucified. They took possession, therefore, of Jesus.