1 Then the whole group of them rose up and brought Jesus before Pilate.
2 They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar and claiming that he himself is Christ, a king.”
3 So Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied, “You say so.”
4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for an accusation against this man.”