Joh 19:12-13, Gal 2:11-13, 2Ti 4:16-17 | ESV | STEP | From then on Pilate sought to release him , but the Jews cried out , If you release this man , you are not Caesar’s friend . Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar .

John 19:12-13

12 From then on ^aPilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend. ^bEveryone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.” 13 So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on ^cthe judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic ^{▼▼Or Hebrew; also verses 17, 20} Gabbatha.

Galatians 2:11-13

Paul Opposes Peter

11 But ^ewhen Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him ^fto his face, because he stood condemned. 12 For before certain men came from James, ^ghe was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing ^hthe circumcision party. ^{▼▼Or fearing those of the circumcision} 13 And the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy.

2 Timothy 4:16-17

16 At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. ^jMay it not be charged against them! 17 But ^kthe Lord stood by me and ^lstrengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and ^mall the Gentiles might hear it. So ⁿI was rescued ^ofrom the lion’s mouth.