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Then Pilate took Jesus and had him whipped with cords.

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And the men of the army made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they put a purple robe on him.

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And they kept coming and saying, Long life to the King of the Jews! And they gave him blows with their hands.

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And Pilate went out again and said to them, See, I let him come out to you to make it clear to you that I see no wrong in him.

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Then Jesus came out with the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, Here is the man!

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So when the chief priests and the police saw him they gave a loud cry, To the cross! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and put him on the cross: I see no crime in him.

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And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God.

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When this saying came to Pilate's ears his fear became greater

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And he went again into the Praetorium and said to Jesus, Where do you come from? But Jesus gave him no answer.

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Then Pilate said to him, You say nothing to me? is it not clear to you that I have power to let you go free and power to put you to death on the cross?

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Jesus gave this answer: You would have no power at all over me if it was not given to you by God so that he who gave me up to you has the greater sin.

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Hearing this, Pilate had a desire to let him go free, but the Jews said in a loud voice, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend: everyone who makes himself a king goes against Caesar.

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So when these words came to Pilate's ear, he took Jesus out, seating himself in the judge's seat in a place named in Hebrew, Gabbatha, or the Stone Floor.

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(It was the day when they made ready for the Passover and it was about the sixth hour.) And he said to the Jews, There is your King!

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Then they gave a loud cry, Away with him! away with him! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Am I to put your King to death on the cross? The chief priests said in answer, We have no king but Caesar.