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So Pilate then took Jesus and ^(F1)(C1)had Him flogged.

^(C1)And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and placed it on His head, and put a purple ^(F1)cloak on Him;

and they repeatedly came up to Him and said, "^(C1)Hail, King of the Jews!" and ^(C2)slapped Him in the face again and again.

And then Pilate ^(C1)came out again and ^(*)said to them, "See, I am bringing Him out to you so that you will know that ^(C2)I find no grounds at all for charges in ^(F1)His case."

Jesus then came out, ^(C1)wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate ^(*)said to them, "Behold, the Man!"

So when the chief priests and the ^(C1)officers saw Him, they shouted, saying, "Crucify, crucify!" Pilate ^(*)said to them, "Take Him yourselves and crucify Him; for ^(C2)I find no grounds for charges in ^(F1)His case!"

The Jews answered him, "^(C1)We have a law, and by that law He ought to die, because He ^(C2)made Himself out to be the Son of God!"

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."

Therefore many of the Jews read this inscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written ^(C1)in ^(F1)Hebrew, Latin, and in Greek.

So the chief priests of the Jews were saying to Pilate, "Do not write, '^(C1)The King of the Jews'; rather, write that He said, 'I am ^(C1)King of the Jews.'"

Pilate answered, "^(C1)What I have written, I have written."