2And the soldiers having plaited a crown of thorns put it on his head, and put a purple robe on him,
3and came to him and said, Hail, king of the Jews! and gave him blows on the face.
4And Pilate went out again and says to them, Lo, I bring him out to you, that ye may know that I find in him no fault whatever.
5(Jesus therefore went forth without, wearing the crown of thorn, and the purple robe.) And he says to them, Behold the man!
6When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him they cried out saying, Crucify, crucify him. Pilate says to them, Take him ye and crucify him, for I find no fault in him.
7The Jews answered him, We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he made himself Son of God.
8When Pilate therefore heard this word, he was the rather afraid,
9and went into the praetorium again and says to Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
10Pilate therefore says to him, Speakest thou not to me? Dost thou not know that I have authority to release thee and have authority to crucify thee?
11Jesus answered, Thou hadst no authority whatever against me if it were not given to thee from above. On this account he that has delivered me up to thee has the greater sin.