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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 18:29-40, Worsley New Testament. Public domain.
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