Holman Christian Standard Bible

John 19:5-10 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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.

9. He went back into the headquarters and asked Jesus, “Where are You from? ” But Jesus did not give him an answer.

10. So Pilate said to Him, “You’re not talking to me? Don’t You know that I have the authority to release You and the authority to crucify You? ”