When Pilate heard that, he was even more afraid.
When Pilate heard that, he brought Jesus out. Pilate sat down on the judge’s seat. It was at a place called the Stone Walkway. In the Aramaic language it was called Gabbatha.
The Jewish leaders replied, “We have a law. That law says he must die. He claimed to be the Son of God.”
He went back inside the palace. “Where do you come from?” he asked Jesus. But Jesus did not answer him.