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2 They began to accuse him, saying, |We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar and claiming that he himself is Christ, a king.| 3 So Pilate asked Jesus, |Are you the king of the Jews?| He replied, |You say so.| 4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, |I find no basis for an accusation against this man.| 5 But they persisted in saying, |He incites the people by teaching throughout all Judea. It started in Galilee and ended up here!| Luke 23:2-5, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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