John 19:2-12

²And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and put on him a purple robe, and approached him

³and said, Hail, king of the Jews! and they gave him blows on the face.

⁴Again Pilate went forth, and saith to them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find nothing criminal in him.

⁵Jesus therefore came forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith to them, Behold the man!

⁶When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify! crucify! Pilate saith to them, Take him yourselves, and crucify him; for I find nothing criminal in him.

⁷The Jews answered him, We have a law, and according to the law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

⁸When Pilate therefore heard this, he was the more afraid;

⁹and went again into the palace, and saith to Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

¹⁰Pilate saith to him, Dost thou not speak to me? Dost thou not know that I have power to release thee, and have power to crucify thee?

¹¹Jesus answered, Thou wouldst have no power against me, unless it had been given thee from above; for this cause he that delivered me up to thee hath the greater sin.

¹²From this time Pilate sought to release him. But the Jews cried out, saying, If thou release this man, thou art not a friend of Caesar. Every one that maketh himself a king, setteth himself against Caesar.