John 19:1-6 ▼

1 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged severely.

2 The soldiers braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they clothed him in a purple robe.

3 They came up to him again and again and said, |Hail, king of the Jews!| And they struck him repeatedly in the face.

4 Again Pilate went out and said to the Jewish leaders, |Look, I am bringing him out to you, so that you may know that I find no reason for an accusation against him.|

5 So Jesus came outside, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, |Look, here is the man!|

6 When the chief priests and their officers saw him, they shouted out, |Crucify him! Crucify him!| Pilate said, |You take him and crucify him! Certainly I find no reason for an accusation against him!|