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

⁵ Jesus, therefore, came forth without, wearing the thorn-crown, and the purple robe. And he says to them, "Behold, the Man!"

⁶ When, therefore, the high priests and the officers saw Him, they cried out, "Crucify! crucify!" Pilate says to them, "Take ye Him, and crucify Him; for I find not a crime in Him."

⁷ The Jews, therefore, answered him, "We have a law, and according to the law He ought to die, because He made Himself God's Son."

⁸ When, therefore, Pilate heard this saying, he was the more afraid; ⁹ and he entered again into the Praetorium, and says to Jesus, "Whence art Thou?" But Jesus gave him no answer. ¹⁰ Pilate, therefore, says to Him, "Dost Thou not speak to me? Knowest Thou not that I have authority to release Thee, and have authority to crucify Thee?"

¹¹ Jesus answered him, "You would have no authority against Me, unless it were given to you from above; on this account, he who delivered Me up to you has greater sin."

¹² In consequence of this, Pilate was seeking to release Him; but the Jews cried out, saying, "If you release this Man, you are not Caesar's friend; every one who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar."

¹³ Pilate, therefore, having heard these words, led Jesus without, and sat down on the judgment-seat at a place called the "Pavement," but, in Hebrew, "Gabbatha." ¹⁴ And it was the Preparation of the passover: it was about the sixth hour. And he says to the Jews, "Behold, your King!"

¹⁵ They, therefore, cried out, "Away with Him! away with Him! Crucify Him!" Pilate says to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The high priests answered, We have no king but Caesar!"

¹⁶ Then, therefore, he delivered Him up to them to be crucified.