Joh 18:28-38 | ESV | STEP | Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters . It was early morning . They themselves did not enter the governor’s headquarters , so that they would not be defiled , but could eat the Passover .

John 18:28-38

Jesus Before Pilate

28 ^aThen they led Jesus ^bfrom the house of Caiaphas to ^cthe governor’s headquarters. ^{▼▼Greek the praetorium} It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor’s headquarters, ^eso that they would not be defiled, ^fbut could eat the Passover. 29 ^gSo Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” 30 They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.” 31 Pilate said to them, ^h“Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.” 32 ⁱThis was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken ^jto show by what kind of death he was going to die.

My Kingdom Is Not of This World

33 ^kSo Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, ^l“Are you the King of the Jews?” 34 Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” 35 Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?” 36 Jesus answered, ^m“My kingdom ⁿis not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, ^omy servants would have been fighting, that ^pI might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” 37 Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, ^q“You say that I am a king. ^rFor this purpose I was born and for this purpose ^sI have come into the world— ^tto bear witness to the truth. ^uEveryone who is ^vof the truth ^wlistens to my voice.” 38 Pilate said to him, “What is truth?”

After he had said this, ^xhe went back outside to the Jews and told them, ^y“I find no guilt in him.