John 19:12-14

GOD’S WORD Translation

¹² When Pilate heard what Jesus said, he wanted to free him. But the Jews shouted, “If you free this man, you’re not a friend of the emperor. Anyone who claims to be a king is defying the emperor.”

¹³ When Pilate heard what they said, he took Jesus outside and sat on the judge’s seat in a place called Stone Pavement. (In Hebrew it is called Gabbatha.) ¹⁴ The time was about noon on the Friday of the Passover festival.

Pilate said to the Jews, “Look, here’s your king!”