43:018:023 Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me? 43:018:024 Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest. 43:018:025 And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not. 43:018:026 One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him? 43:018:027 Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew. 43:018:028 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover. 43:018:029 Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man? 43:018:030 They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee. 43:018:031 Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death: 43:018:032 That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die. 43:018:033 Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews? 43:018:034 Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me? 43:018:035 Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done? 43:018:036 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence. 43:018:037 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. 43:018:038 Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all. 43:018:039 But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews? 43:018:040 Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber. 43:019:001 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.