Thematic Bible: The second, of treason
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They retorted, "If He were not a criminal, we would not have turned Him over to you."
Because of this Pilate kept on trying to set Him free, but the Jews shouted, "If you set Him free, you are no friend to the emperor. Anyone who claims to be a king is uttering treason against the emperor!"
Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked Him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus answered, "Yes."
So Pilate went back into the governor's palace and called Jesus and asked Him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"
They put above His head the charge against Him, which read: "THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS."
Then Pilate asked Him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He answered, "Yes."
And the notice of the charge against Him read, "The king of the Jews."
Here they began to make the following charges against Him: "We have found this fellow corrupting our nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar and claiming to be a king himself." Then Pilate asked Him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" And He answered him, "Yes, I am."
Yes, there was a placard above His head: "THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS."
Pilate had a placard written and had it put over the cross: "JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS." Many of the Jews read this placard, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. So the high priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "You must not write, 'The king of the Jews,' but write, 'He said, I am the king of the Jews.'" read more.
Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written!"
Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written!"
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- Accusations, Against Christ
- Assenting
- Caesar
- Christ Is King Of Israel
- Claims
- Crucifixion, Of Christ
- False Accusations, Examples Of
- Friends Failing
- Handing Over Christ
- Indignities Suffered By Christ