Then Pilate said to him, “They are saying lots of bad things about you. Why don’t you say something for yourself?”
The bosses of the Jewish ceremonies blamed Jesus, and they told Pilate he did a lot of bad things, but Jesus didn’t say anything.
But Jesus said nothing, and Pilate was really shocked.
Pilate asked Jesus, “Why don’t you answer me? I have the power to let you go free, and I have the power to kill you.”