1 Then their whole assembly rose up and brought Him before Pilate.
2 They began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, opposing payment of taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is the Messiah, a King.”
3 So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews? ” He answered him, “You have said it.”
4 Pilate then told the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no grounds for charging this man.”