John 19:12-14

International Standard Version

¹² From then on, Pilate tried to release him, but the Jewish leaders^[a] kept shouting, “If you release this fellow, you’re not a friend of Caesar! Anyone who claims to be a king is defying Caesar!”

¹³ When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat in a place called The Pavement, which in Hebrew is called Gabbatha. ¹⁴ Now it was the Preparation Day for the Passover, about noon.^[b] He told the Jewish leaders,^[c] “Here is your king!”