Then a person with an infectious skin disease came to Jesus and, kneeling down before Him, begged Him, saying, "If you want to, you can heal me." [Note: Throughout this narrative the term "heal/healing" is originally "clean/cleansing" because the Jews viewed a person with such a disease as ceremonially "unclean." See Lev. 13:1-3].

Now the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not take food without washing their hands with care, keeping the old rule which has been handed down to them:

But Jesus said to them, "He wrote you this commandment [only] because of the rebellious spirit of you [Jews].

Then they entred again into Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the Scribes, and rulers of the Jews came about him,

And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.

Now at the Festival it was customary for Pilate to release to the Jews any one prisoner whom they might beg off from punishment;

And Pilate said in answer to them, Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

And Pilate again said in answer to them, What then am I to do to him to whom you give the name of the King of the Jews?

And, as if honouring him, they said, Long life to the King of the Jews!

And the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.