Joh 19:12 | NASB2020 | STEP | As a result of this , Pilate made efforts to release Him; but the Jews shouted , saying , “ If you release this Man , you are not a friend of Caesar ; everyone who makes himself out to be a king opposes Caesar !”

John 19:12

12 As a result of this, Pilate ^{▼▼Lit was seeking to}made efforts to release Him; but the Jews shouted, saying, “ ^bIf you release this Man, you are not a friend of Caesar; everyone who makes himself out to be a king ^{▼▼Or speaks against}opposes Caesar!”