1. Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged.
2. The soldiers also twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on His head, and threw a purple robe around Him.
3. And they repeatedly came up to Him and said, “Hail, King of the Jews! ” and were slapping His face.
4. Pilate went outside again and said to them, “Look, I’m bringing Him outside to you to let you know I find no grounds for charging Him.”
5. Then Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Here is the man! ”
6. When the chief priests and the temple police saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify! ”Pilate responded, “Take Him and crucify Him yourselves, for I find no grounds for charging Him.”
7. “We have a law,” the Jews replied to him, “and according to that law He must die, because He made Himself the Son of God.”
8. When Pilate heard this statement, he was more afraid than ever.