John 19:3-8

³Time and again they went up to him and said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapped him.

⁴Pilate went outside once more and said to them, “I'm bringing him out here to you so you'll know I find him not guilty of any crime.”

⁵Then Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. “Look, here's the man,” said Pilate.

⁶When the chief priests and the guards saw Jesus, they shouted out, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” “You take him and crucify him,” Pilate answered. “I find him not guilty.”

⁷The Jewish leaders replied, “We have a law, and according to that law he must die because he claimed to be the Son of God.”

⁸When Pilate heard this he was more afraid than ever,