² and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?^(A) We saw his star^(B) when it rose and have come to worship him.”

Jesus Before Pilate^(A)

¹¹ Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”^(B)

“You have said so,” Jesus replied.

²⁹ and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.^(A)

³⁷ Above his head they placed the written charge against him: this is jesus, the king of the jews.

² “Are you the king of the Jews?”^(A) asked Pilate.

“You have said so,” Jesus replied.

⁹ “Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?”^(A) asked Pilate,

¹² “What shall I do, then, with the one you call the king of the Jews?” Pilate asked them.

¹⁸ And they began to call out to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!”^(A)

²⁶ The written notice of the charge against him read: the king of the jews.^(A)

³ So Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?”

“You have said so,” Jesus replied.