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THEN Pilate, filled with anger, went out of the hall, and said to the Jews, I call the whole world to witness that I find no fault in that man. [*67:2]
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The Jews replied to Pilate, If he had not been a wicked person, we had not brought him before thee.
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Pilate said to them, Do ye take him and try him by your law.
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Then the Jews said, It is not lawful for us to put any one to death.
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Pilate said to the Jews, The command, therefore thou shalt not kill, [*67:3] belongs to you, but not to me.
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And he went again into the hall, and called Jesus by himself, and said to him, Art thou the king of the Jews?
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And Jesus answering, said to Pilate, Dost thou speak this of thyself, or did the Jews tell it thee concerning me?
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Pilate answering, said to Jesus, Am I a Jew? The whole nation and rulers of the Jews have delivered thee up to me. What hast thou done?
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Jesus answering, said, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, and I should not have been delivered to the Jews; but now my kingdom is not from hence.
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Pilate said, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king: to this end was I born, and for this end came I into the world; and for this purpose I came, that I should bear witness to the truth; and every one who is of the truth, heareth my voice.
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Pilate saith to him, What is truth?
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Jesus said, Truth is from heaven.
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Pilate said, Therefore truth is not on earth.
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Jesus said to Pilate, Believe that truth is on earth among those, who when they have the power of judgment, are governed by truth, and form right judgment.
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