28. Then the Jews led Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning. The Jews did not want to be made "unclean." They wanted to be able to eat the Passover meal. So they did not enter the palace.
29. Pilate came out to them. He asked, "What charges are you bringing against this man?"
30. "He has committed crimes," they replied. "If he hadn't, we would not have handed him over to you."
31. Pilate said, "Take him yourselves. Judge him by your own law." "But we don't have the right to put anyone to death," the Jews complained.
32. This happened so that the words Jesus had spoken about how he was going to die would come true.
33. Then Pilate went back inside the palace. He ordered Jesus to be brought to him. Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"