9. So he went back inside the palace and asked Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus did not answer him.
10. Pilate said, “You refuse to speak to me? Remember, I have the power to make you free or to kill you on a cross.”
11. Jesus answered, “The only power you have over me is the power given to you by God. So the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.”
12. After this, Pilate tried to let Jesus go free. But the Jewish leaders shouted, “Anyone who makes himself a king is against Caesar. So if you let this man go free, that means you are not Caesar’s friend.”