John 19:13-15

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¹³ So when Pilate heard them saying that, he brought Jesus out and sat down at the official judgment seat, called The Pavement (in Hebrew, “Gabbatha”). ¹⁴ It was about midday on the day of Preparation for the Passover.

“Look,” said Pilate, “here is your king!”

¹⁵ “Take him away!” they shouted. “Take him away! Crucify him!”

“Do you want me to crucify your king?” asked Pilate.

“We have no king,” the chief priests replied, “except Caesar!”