John 18:37-39

Living Bible

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. ³⁹ But you have a custom of asking me to release someone from prison each year at Passover. So if you want me to, I’ll release the ‘King of the Jews.’”