Pilate Questions Jesus Matthew 27:11–14; Mark 15:1–5; John
18:28–38 2 They began to accuse Jesus by saying, “We found that
he stirs up trouble among our people: He keeps them from paying
taxes to the emperor, and he says that he is Christ, a king.” 3
Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “Yes, I am,”
Jesus answered. 4 Pilate said to the chief priests and the
crowd, “I can’t find this man guilty of any crime.” Pilate Sends
Jesus to Herod 5 The priests and the crowd became more forceful.
They said, “He stirs up the people throughout Judea with his
teachings. He started in Galilee and has come here.” 8 Herod was
very pleased to see Jesus. For a long time he had wanted to see
him. He had heard about Jesus and hoped to see him perform some
kind of miracle. 9 Herod asked Jesus many questions, but Jesus
wouldn’t answer him. 10 Meanwhile, the chief priests and the
experts in Moses’ Teachings stood there and shouted their
accusations against Jesus. 11 Herod and his soldiers treated
Jesus with contempt and