Joh 19:12 | NASB1995 | STEP | As a result of this Pilate made efforts to release Him, but the Jews cried out saying , “ If you release this Man , you are no 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 cried out saying, ^b“If you release this Man, you are no friend of Caesar; everyone who makes himself out to be a king ^{▼▼ Or speaks against}opposes Caesar.”