John 18:31

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Pilate told them, 'Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.' 'It’s not lawful for us to put anyone to death,' the Jewish leaders replied.

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  • Gen 49:10 : 10 'The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come, and the obedience of the peoples shall be his.'
  • Ezek 21:26-27 : 26 For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the head of the two ways, to seek omens. He shakes arrows, consults idols, and looks at the liver. 27 In his right hand is the decision for Jerusalem: to set up battering rams, to open the mouth in slaughter, to raise the battle cry, to build siege ramps, to erect siege walls.
  • Hos 3:4-5 : 4 For the children of Israel will live many days without a king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or household idols. 5 Afterward the children of Israel will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They will come in awe to the Lord and to His goodness in the latter days.
  • John 19:6-7 : 6 When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they shouted, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" Pilate responded, "Take him yourselves and crucify him; I find no charge against him." 7 The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to the law he ought to die because he made himself the Son of God."
  • John 19:15 : 15 But they shouted, "Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your king?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar."
  • Acts 25:18-20 : 18 When the accusers stood up, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected. 19 Instead, they had some matters of dispute with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul claimed to be alive. 20 Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there regarding these charges.

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  • John 19:6-8
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    6When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they shouted, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" Pilate responded, "Take him yourselves and crucify him; I find no charge against 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 heard this statement, he was even more afraid.

  • John 18:32-35
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    32This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken, indicating the kind of death he was going to die.

    33Then Pilate went back inside the governor’s headquarters, summoned Jesus, and asked him, 'Are you the King of the Jews?'

    34Jesus answered, 'Is that your own idea, or did others talk to you about me?'

    35Pilate replied, 'Am I a Jew? Your own people and the chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?'

  • John 18:28-30
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    28Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters. It was early morning, and they did not enter the headquarters themselves to avoid becoming ceremonially unclean, so that they could eat the Passover.

    29So Pilate went out to them and asked, 'What charge do you bring against this man?'

    30They answered him, 'If he weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.'

  • John 18:38-39
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    38'What is truth?' Pilate asked. After he said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, 'I find no basis for a charge against him.'

    39'But it is your custom that I release one prisoner to you at the time of the Passover. Do you want me to release the King of the Jews?'

  • Mark 15:12-14
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    12Pilate asked them a second time, 'Then what do you want me to do with the one you call the King of the Jews?'

    13They shouted back, 'Crucify Him!'

    14Pilate asked them, 'Why? What wrong has He done?' But they shouted all the more, 'Crucify Him!'

  • John 19:10-16
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    10Pilate said to him, "Are you not speaking to me? Do you not know that I have the authority to crucify you and the authority to release you?"

    11Jesus answered, "You would have no authority over me unless it had been given to you from above. Therefore, the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.

    12Because of this, Pilate tried to release him. But the Jews kept shouting, "If you release this man, you are not a friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar."

    13So Pilate, when he heard this statement, brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, which in Aramaic is called Gabbatha.

    14It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Here is your king!"

    15But they shouted, "Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your king?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar."

    16So then he handed him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led him away.

  • Mark 15:9
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    9Pilate answered them, 'Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?''

  • John 19:21
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    21The chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but that this man said, 'I am the King of the Jews.'"

  • Mark 15:1-2
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    1At once, early in the morning, the chief priests, along with the elders, scribes, and the entire council, held a consultation. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.

    2Pilate questioned Him, 'Are You the King of the Jews?' Jesus replied, 'You say so.'

  • Matt 27:22-23
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    22Pilate said to them, 'Then what should I do with Jesus, who is called the Christ?' They all said, 'Let Him be crucified!'

    23But he said, 'Why? What evil has He done?' Yet they kept shouting all the more, 'Let Him be crucified!'

  • Acts 13:28
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    28Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.

  • Luke 23:14-15
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    14and said to them, 'You brought this man to me as one who is misleading the people. Now look, after examining Him in your presence, I have found no basis for your charges against Him.

    15No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. Look, He has done nothing deserving death.

  • Luke 23:24
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    24So Pilate decided to grant their demand.

  • Acts 24:6
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    6He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we arrested him and wanted to judge him according to our law.

  • Matt 27:2
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    2They tied Him up, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

  • Matt 26:66
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    66What is your judgment?" They answered, "He is guilty and deserves death."

  • Luke 23:3-4
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    3So Pilate asked Him, 'Are You the King of the Jews?' Jesus answered, 'You say so.'

    4Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, 'I find no guilt in this man.'

  • Matt 27:17
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    17So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, 'Whom do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Christ?'

  • John 7:51
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    51'Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he is doing?'

  • John 11:50
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    50'You do not realize that it is better for you that one man should die for the people than for the whole nation to perish.'

  • Matt 27:11
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    11Meanwhile, Jesus stood before the governor. The governor questioned Him, saying, 'Are you the King of the Jews?' Jesus replied, 'You have said so.'

  • Luke 23:21-22
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    21But they kept shouting, 'Crucify Him! Crucify Him!'

    22For the third time he asked them, 'Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no reason for a death sentence. Therefore, I will punish Him and release Him.'

  • Acts 25:16
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    16I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone before the accused has met their accusers face to face and has had an opportunity to defend himself against the charges.

  • Matt 27:20
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    20But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.

  • John 19:4
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    4Pilate went outside again and said to them, "Look, I am bringing him out to you so that you may know that I find no basis for a charge against him."

  • Luke 24:20
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    20The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him.

  • Matt 27:4
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    4He said, 'I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.' But they replied, 'What is that to us? You take care of it.'

  • John 18:12
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    12Then the detachment of soldiers, their commander, and the Jewish officers arrested Jesus and bound him.

  • Mark 15:4
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    4So Pilate questioned Him again, 'Aren’t You going to answer anything? See how many charges they’re bringing against You.'