SoPilatesaidto Him, "You do not speakto me? Do You not knowthat I haveauthorityto releaseYou, and I haveauthorityto crucifyYou?"
"Becauseof the grandeurwhichHe bestowedon him, allthe peoples,nationsand [men of every] languagefearedand trembledbeforehim; whomeverhe wishedhe killedand whomeverhe wishedhe sparedalive;and whomeverhe wishedhe elevatedand whomeverhe wishedhe humbled.
"But you have a customthat I releasesomeonefor you at the Passover;do you wishthenthat I releasefor you the Kingof the Jews?"
Jesusanswered,"You would havenoauthorityoverMe, unlessit had beengivenyou from above;for thisreasonhe who deliveredMe to you has[the] greatersin."
and he enteredinto the Praetoriumagainand saidto Jesus,"Whereare You from?" But Jesusgavehim noanswer.
