John 18:33-40 - Pilate Questions Jesus
33 So Pilate went back into the governor's palace and called Jesus and asked Him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"
34 Jesus answered him, "Do you ask me this on your own initiative, or have others suggested it to you about me?"
35 Pilate answered, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and their high priests have turned you over to me. What have you done?"
36 Jesus answered, "My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants would have been fighting to keep me from being turned over to the Jews. But as a matter of fact, my kingdom does not come from such a source."
37 Then Pilate said to Him, "So you are a king then?" Jesus answered, "Certainly I am a king. For this very purpose I was born, for this very purpose I have come into the world, to testify for truth. Everybody who is a friend of truth listens to my voice."
38 Pilate asked Him, "What is truth?" On saying this he went outside again to the Jews, and said to them, "As far as I can see, I can find no ground for a charge against Him. 39 Now you have a custom to have me set one man free at your Passover time. So do you wish me to set the king of the Jews free?"
40 Then they all shouted back, "No! Not Him, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.