And the men of the army took him away into the square in front of the building which is the Praetorium, and they got together all the band.
Then the chief priests and the rulers of the people came together in the house of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.
And they put a purple robe on him, and twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;
So they took Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the Praetorium. It was early. They themselves did not go into the Praetorium, so that they might not become unclean, but might take the Passover.
Then Pilate went back into the Praetorium and sent for Jesus and said to him, Are you the King of the Jews?
And the men of the army made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they put a purple robe on him.
And he went again into the Praetorium and said to Jesus, Where do you come from? But Jesus gave him no answer.
Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, named Cornelius, the captain of the Italian band of the army;