29. So Pilate came outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?”
30. They replied, “If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.”
31. Pilate told them, “Take him yourselves and pass judgment on him according to your own law!” The Jewish leaders replied, “We cannot legally put anyone to death.”
32. (This happened to fulfill the word Jesus had spoken when he indicated what kind of death he was going to die.)
33. So Pilate went back into the governor’s residence, summoned Jesus, and asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”