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Therefore when Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid;

and he ^(C1)entered the ^(F1)Praetorium again and ^(*)said to Jesus, "Where are You from?" But ^(C2)Jesus gave him no answer.

So Pilate ^(*)said to Him, "Are you not speaking to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You, and I have authority to crucify You?"

Jesus answered him, "^(C1)You would have no authority ^(F1)over Me at all, if it had not been given to you from above; for this reason ^(C2)the one who handed Me over to you has the greater sin."

As a result of this, Pilate ^(F1)made efforts to release Him; but the Jews shouted, saying, "^(C1)If you release this Man, you are not a friend of Caesar; everyone who makes himself out to be a king ^(F2)opposes Caesar!"

Therefore when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and ^(C1)sat down on the judgment seat at a place called ^(F1)The Pavement—but ^(C2)in ^(F2)Hebrew, Gabbatha.

Now it was ^(C1)the day of preparation for the Passover; it was about the ^(F1)(C2)sixth hour. And he ^(*)said to the Jews, "Look, ^(C3)your King!"

So they shouted, "^(C1)Away with Him, away with Him, crucify Him!" Pilate ^(*)said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king except Caesar."

So he then ^(C1)handed Him over to them to be crucified.

^(C1)They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, ^(F1)(C2)carrying His own cross, to the place called ^(C3)the Place of a Skull, which ^(C4)in ^(F2)Hebrew is called, Golgotha.

There they crucified Him, and with Him ^(C1)two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between.

Now Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It was written: "^(C1)JESUS THE NAZARENE, ^(C2)THE KING OF THE JEWS."