John 18:33-40 ▼

33 Therefore Pilate entered again into the Praetorium, and summoned Jesus and said to Him, |Are You the King of the Jews?|

34 Jesus answered, |Are you saying this on your own initiative, or did others tell you about Me?|

35 Pilate answered, |I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests delivered You to me; what have You done?|

36 Jesus answered, |My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm.|

37 Therefore Pilate said to Him, |So You are a king?| Jesus answered, |You say [correctly] that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.|

38 Pilate said to Him, |What is truth?| And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, |I find no guilt in Him.

39 |But you have a custom that I release someone for you at the Passover; do you wish then that I release for you the King of the Jews?|

40 So they cried out again, saying, |Not this Man, but Barabbas.| Now Barabbas was a robber.