John 19:1-10 ▼

1 Pilate then took Jesus and flogged Him.

2 And when the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and put a purple robe on Him;

3 and they were coming to Him and saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and were giving Him slaps in the face.

4 And Pilate came out again and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know that I find no guilt in Him.”

5 Jesus then came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold, the man!”

6 So when the chief priests and the officers saw Him, they cried out saying, “Crucify, crucify!” Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for I find no guilt in Him.”

7 The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and by that law He ought to die because He made Himself out to be the Son of God.”

8 Therefore when Pilate heard this statement, he became more afraid;

9 and he entered into the Praetorium again and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.

10 So Pilate said to Him, “You do not speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You, and I have authority to crucify You?”