John 19:1-7
Jesus Flogged and Rejected as King
19Pilate then took Jesus and 1,aflogged Him. 2aAnd when the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and put a purple 1robe on Him; 3and they were coming to Him and saying, “aHail, King of the Jews!” and were bgiving Him slaps in the face. 4And Pilate acame out again and *said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know that bI find no guilt in Him.” 5Jesus then came out, awearing the crown of thorns and the purple 1robe. Pilate *said to them, “Behold, the man!” 6So when the chief priests and the aofficers saw Him, they cried out saying, “Crucify, crucify!” Pilate *said to them, “Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for bI find no guilt in Him.” 7The Jews answered him, “aWe have a law, and by that law He ought to die because He bmade Himself out to be the Son of God.”