John 18:29-31

Living Bible

²⁹ So Pilate, the governor, went out to them and asked, “What is your charge against this man? What are you accusing him of doing?”

³⁰ “We wouldn’t have arrested him if he weren’t a criminal!” they retorted.

³¹ “Then take him away and judge him yourselves by your own laws,” Pilate told them.

“But we want him crucified,” they demanded, “and your approval is required.”^[a]