Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters. It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor's headquarters, so that theywouldnot be defiled, but could eat the Passover. So Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against thisman?” They answered him, “If thismanwere not doingevil,wewouldnothavedeliveredhimovertoyou.”Pilatesaidtothem, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him,“It isnot lawful forus toputanyonetodeath.”Thiswas tofulfill theword that Jesus had spoken to showby what kind of death hewas going to die. SoPilateenteredhisheadquarters againandcalledJesus andsaid tohim, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?” Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “Yousay that I amaking.For thispurpose I wasbornand for this purpose I havecome into theworld—tobearwitness to the truth.Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, “I find no guilt in him. But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” They cried out again, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber. condemned by all JOHN 18:28-40 DAY THREE | APRIL 13 • Jesus is accused of being a King. When presented, the Jews claimed no king but Caesar. Is Jesus the king of your life, or is something else? What are the implications of that?
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