4 Once more Pilate came out. He said to the Jews, "Look, I am bringing Jesus out to you. I want to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him."
5 Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Then Pilate said to them, "Here is the man!"
6 As soon as the chief priests and their officials saw him, they shouted, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" But Pilate answered, "You take him and crucify him. I myself find no basis for a charge against him."
7 The Jews replied, "We have a law. That law says he must die. He claimed to be the Son of God."
8 When Pilate heard that, he was even more afraid.
9 He went back inside the palace. "Where do you come from?" he asked Jesus. But Jesus did not answer him.
10 "Do you refuse to speak to me?" Pilate said. "Don't you understand? I have the power to set you free or to nail you to a cross."