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18:28-40 They therefore led Jesus from Caiaphas
to the Praetorium. It was (still) early in the
morning. They did not actually
go into the Praetorium in case they should be
defiled and so be unable to eat the Passover (meal). Pilate therefore went outside to
them and says "What accusation do you bring against this man?" They answered and said to him
"If this man was not doing evil would we have brought him to
you?" Pilate therefore
said to them "You take him and judge him according to your own
law." The Jews said to
him. "It is not lawful for us to kill someone." (This was so) that the word of Jesus
might be fulfilled when he spoke and signified by what death he was about
to die. Pilate therefore went
back into the Praetorium and called Jesus and
said to him "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus answered "Are you saying
this from yourself or according to what others have told you about
me?" Plate answered
"Do you think I am a Jew?
Your own nation and the chief priests
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delivered you to me. What did
you do?" Jesus answered
"My kingdom is not of this world.
If my kingdom was of this world my attendants would have fought to
prevent my being delivered to the Jews. But my kingdom is not
here." Pilate therefore
said to him "Are you not really a king then?" Jesus answered "You say that I
am a king. I have been born for
this. I have come into the
world for this, so that I might witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears
my voice." Pilate says to
him "What is truth?" And, having said this he again
went forth to the Jews and tells them "I do not find any crime in
him. But there is a custom that
I should release to you one (prisoner) at the Passover. Do you therefore want me to release
the king of the Jews to you?"
They therefore cried out again saying "Not this man but Barabbas."
Barabbas was a robber.
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