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Then the entire assembly of them set out and ^(C1)brought Him before Pilate.

^(C1)And they began to bring charges against Him, saying, "We found this Man ^(C2)misleading our nation and ^(C3)forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is ^(F1)Christ, a King."

Now Pilate asked Him, saying, "So You are the King of the Jews?" And He answered him and said, "^(C1)It is as you say."

But Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "^(C1)I find no grounds for charges in the case of this Man."

But they kept on insisting, saying, "He is stirring up the people, teaching all over Judea, ^(C1)starting from Galilee, as far as this place!"

Now when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the Man was a Galilean.

And when he learned that He belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent Him to ^(C1)Herod, ^(F1)since he also was in Jerusalem ^(F2)at this time.

Now Herod was overjoyed when he saw Jesus; for ^(C1)he had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had been hearing about Him and was hoping to see some ^(F1)sign performed by Him.

And he questioned Him ^(F1)at some length; but ^(C1)He offered him no answer at all.

Now the chief priests and the scribes stood there, vehemently charging Him.

And Herod, together with his soldiers, treated Him with contempt and mocked Him, ^(C1)dressing Him in a brightly shining robe, and sent Him back to Pilate.

And so ^(C1)Herod and Pilate became friends with one another that very day; for previously, they had been enemies toward each other.