John 18:33-40 - Pilate Questions Jesus
33 So Pilate went back inside the praetorium and called Jesus, saying, "Then you are king of the Jews?"
34 Jesus replied, "Are you saying this of your own accord, or did other people tell you about me?"
35 "Am I a Jew?" said Pilate. "Your own nation and the high priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?"
36 Jesus replied, "My realm does not belong to this world; if my realm did belong to this world, my men would have fought to prevent me being handed over to the Jews. No, my realm lies elsewhere."
37 "So you are a king?" said Pilate, "you!" "Certainly," said Jesus, "I am a king. This is why I was born, this is why I came into the world, to bear testimony to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."
38 "Truth!" said Pilate, "what is truth!" With these words he went outside to the Jews again and told them, "I cannot find anything wrong about him. 39 But it is your custom that I should release a prisoner for you at the passover. Is it your will that I release you the king of the Jews?"
40 Again they yelled, "No, not him! Bar-Abbas!" Now Bar-Abbas was a robber.