28They therefore bring Jesus away from Caiaphas into the praetorium. It was early, and they themselves did not enter the praetorium, so that they might not become defiled but might eat the Passover lamb.29Pilate therefore came out to them and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?"30They answered and said to him, "If this man were not doing evil, we would not have handed him over to you."31Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and judge him according to your law." The Jews said to him, "We are not permitted to put anyone to death."32This was so that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled which he had spoken, signifying by what kind of death he was going to die.33Pilate entered the praetorium again and summoned Jesus and said to him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"34Jesus answered, "Do you say this of your own accord, or did others tell it to you about me?"35Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?"36Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have fought so that I might not be handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here."37Pilate said to him, "So you are a king." Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born, and for this purpose I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice."38Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" After saying this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, "I find no guilt in him."39Now there was a custom among you that I should release one man to you at the Passover. Do you therefore want me to release to you the king of the Jews?40They cried out again, saying, "Not this man, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.