1. Very early in the morning, the leading priests, the older Jewish leaders, the teachers of the law, and the whole high council decided what to do with Jesus. They tied him, led him away, and handed him over to Governor Pilate.
2. Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Yes, that is right.”
3. The leading priests accused Jesus of many things.
4. So Pilate asked Jesus another question. He said, “You can see that these people are accusing you of many things. Why don’t you answer?”
5. But Jesus still did not answer, and this really surprised Pilate.
6. Every year at the Passover time the governor would free one prisoner—whichever one the people wanted.