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GOSPELS (919) THE HOLY PASSION
Fourth Gospel According to John, Per. 59.
At that time, Jesus was taken from Caiaphas to the Praetorium. It was early, and the Jews themselves did not enter into the Praetorium in order not to be made ritually impure and to be able to eat the Passover. For this reason, Pilate went out to them and asked, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” If he were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have hand- ed him over to you.” At this, Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him according to your law.” Then the Jews told him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death!” This was to fulfill the word which Jesus had spoken, by which he had indicated by what kind of death he would die. So Pilate went back into the Praeto- rium. Having called Jesus, he asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you say this by yourself, or did others tell you about me?” Pilate answered, “I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests deliv- ered you to me. What have you done?” Jesus re- plied, “My Kingdom is not of this world! If my Kingdom were of this world, my servants would have fought so that I would not be delivered to