12 From that moment Pilate kept trying 19:12 Lit Pilate was trying to release him. But the Jews shouted, "If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend. Anyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar! "
13 When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus outside. He sat down on the judge’s seat in a place called the Stone Pavement (but in Aramaic, 19:13 Or Hebrew, also in vv. 17,20Gabbatha). 14 It was the preparation day for the Passover, and it was about noon. 19:14 Lit about the sixth hour Then he told the Jews, "Here is your king! "
15 They shouted, "Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him! "
Pilate said to them, "Should I crucify your king? "
"We have no king but Caesar! " the chief priests answered.
16 Then he handed him over to be crucified.
The Crucifixion
Then they took Jesus away. 19:16 Other mss add and led him out