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22 And upon his saying these things, one of the officers that stood by struck Jesus, saying, Dost thou answer the high-priest thus? 23 Jesus answered him, If I have ever spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why dost thou strike me? 24 [See verse 24 between verse 13 and 14.] 25 And Simon Peter stood warming himself: and they said to him, Art not thou one of his disciples? and he denied it, and said, I am not. 26 Then said one of the servants of the high-priest, kinsman to him whose ear Peter cut off, Did not I see thee in the garden with Him? 27 Peter then denied it again, and immediately the cock crew. 28 Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the pretorium: (now it was morning) and they themselves went not in to the court, least they should be defiled, and so might not eat of the passover. 29 Therefore Pilate went out to them, and said, What accusation do ye bring against this man? 30 They answered him, If He were not a malefactor, we should not have delivered Him to thee. 31 Then said Pilate to them, Take Him, and judge Him according to your law. But the Jews said to him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death: 32 that what Jesus had said might be fulfilled, signifying by what death He should die. 33 Pilate therefore went into the palace again, and called Jesus and said to Him, Art thou the king of the Jews? 34 Jesus answered him, Dost thou say this from thyself, or did others tell it thee of me? 35 Pilate replied, Am I a Jew? thine own nation, and the chief priests, have delivered thee to me: what hast thou done? 36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have fought, that I might not have been delivered to the Jews: but my kingdom is not from hence. 37 Pilate therefore said unto Him, Art thou then a king? Jesus answered, Thou sayest right, I am a king. For this end was I born, and for this came I into the world, even that I might bear witness to the truth. Every one that is of the truth, heareth my voice. 38 Pilate saith unto Him, What is truth? And as soon as he had spoke, he went out again to the Jews, 39 and saith unto them, I find no fault at all in Him. But ye have a custom, that I should release to you one at the passover; will ye therefore that I release to you the king of the Jews? 40 Then they all cried out again, saying, Not Him, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber. John 18:22-40, Worsley New Testament. Public domain.
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