John 19:5-12

⁵So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. Pilate said to them, “Look, here is the man!”

⁶When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw Jesus, they cried out and said, “Crucify him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no guilt in him.”

⁷The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to that law he has to die because he claimed to be the Son of God.”

⁸When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid,

⁹and he entered the government headquarters again and said to Jesus, “Where do you come from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.

¹⁰Then Pilate said to him, “Are you not speaking to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you, and power to crucify you?”

¹¹Jesus answered him, “You do not have any power over me except for what has been given to you from above. Therefore, he who gave me over to you has a greater sin.”

¹²At this answer, Pilate tried to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, “If you release this man, you are not a friend of Caesar. Everyone who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.”