John 19:5-16

5When JesusG2424 cameG1831 outG1854 wearingG5409 theG3588 crownG4735 of thornsG174 andG2532 theG3588 purpleG4210 robeG2440, Pilate saidG3004 to themG846, “Here is theG3588 manG444!”

6

As soon asG3753 theG3588 chief priestsG749 andG2532 officersG5257 sawG3708 HimG846, they shoutedG2905G3004, “CrucifyG4717 Him! CrucifyG4717 Him!”

“You takeG2983 HimG846 andG2532 crucifyG4717 Him,” PilateG4091 repliedG3004G846, “forG1063 IG1473 findG2147 noG3756 basis for a chargeG156 againstG1722 HimG846.”

7“WeG1473 haveG2192 a lawG3551,” answeredG611 theG3588 JewsG2453, “andG2532 according toG2596 that lawG3551 He mustG3784 dieG599, becauseG3754 He declaredG4160 Himself to beG1438 the SonG5207 of GodG2316.”

8

WhenG3753 PilateG4091 heardG191 thisG3778 statementG3056, he was even more afraidG3123G5399, 9andG2532 he wentG1525 backG3825 intoG1519 theG3588 PraetoriumG4232. “WhereG4159 areG1510 You fromG4771?” he askedG3004.

ButG1161 JesusG2424 gave noG3756G1325G846 answerG612.

10SoG3767 PilateG4091 saidG3004 to HimG846, “Do You refuse to speakG3756G2980 to meG1473? Do You not knowG3756G1492 thatG3754 I haveG2192 authorityG1849 to releaseG630 YouG4771 andG2532 authorityG2192G1849 to crucifyG4717 YouG4771?”

11JesusG2424 answeredG611, “You would haveG2192 noG3756 authorityG1849 overG3762G2596 MeG1473 ifG1487 it wereG1510 notG3361 givenG1325 to youG4771 from aboveG509. ThereforeG1223 theG3588 one who handed Me overG3860G1473 to youG4771 is guilty ofG2192 greaterG3173 sinG266.”

12From then onG1537G3778, PilateG4091 triedG2212 to releaseG630 HimG846, butG1161 theG3588 JewsG2453 kept shoutingG2905G3004, “IfG1437 you releaseG630 thisG3778 man, you areG1510 noG3756 friendG5384 of CaesarG2541. AnyoneG3956 whoG3588 declaresG4160 himselfG1438 a kingG935 is defyingG483 CaesarG2541.”

13When PilateG4091 heardG191 theseG3778 wordsG3056, he broughtG71 JesusG2424 outG1854 andG2532 satG2523 onG1909 the judgment seatG968 atG1519 a placeG5117 calledG3004 the Stone PavementG3038, which in HebrewG14471 is GabbathaG1042. 14It wasG1510 the day of PreparationG3904 for theG3588 PassoverG3957, aboutG5613 the sixthG1623 hourG5610.2 AndG2532 Pilate saidG3004 to theG3588 JewsG2453, “Here isG2400 yourG4771 KingG935!”

15At thisG3767, they shoutedG2905, “AwayG142 with HimG1565! AwayG142 with Him! CrucifyG4717 HimG846!”

“Shall I crucifyG4717 yourG4771 KingG935?” PilateG4091 askedG3004G846.

“We haveG2192 noG3756 kingG935 butG1487G3361 CaesarG2541,” repliedG611 theG3588 chief priestsG749.

16ThenG3767G5119 Pilate handed Jesus overG3860G846 toG2443 be crucifiedG4717, and the soldiers tookG3880 Him awayG2424.