John 18:36-38

Living Bible

³⁶ Then Jesus answered, “I am not an earthly king. If I were, my followers would have fought when I was arrested by the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not of the world.”

³⁷ Pilate replied, “But you are a king then?”

“Yes,” Jesus said. “I was born for that purpose. And I came to bring truth to the world. All who love the truth are my followers.”

³⁸ “What is truth?” Pilate exclaimed. Then he went out again to the people and told them, “He is not guilty of any crime.